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Dirty dental utensils may have exposed Seattle schoolkids to risk of HIV, hepatitis B, C: reports

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1,200 students in Seattle and nearby Vashon Island may have been exposed.

1,200 students in Seattle and nearby Vashon Island may have been exposed. (iStock)

More than 1,000 students could be at risk for HIV and hepatitis B and C after getting dental care at 12 schools in and around Seattle, local reports said Tuesday.

The utensils, which were used to treat 1,250 kids at the schools’ dental clinics, weren’t properly sterilized, KING-TV reported. Read More

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