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    Authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma are investigating dentist W. Scott Harrington for potentially exposing thousands of patients to HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C over the course of his 35-year career. Concerns were raised about his sterilization processes, syringe use, allowing unlicensed staff to perform intravenous sedation, and treating low-income Medicaid patients in an unhealthy facility. The health department has been notified about multiple patients contracting HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C after receiving treatment from Harrington.

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    Authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma are investigating dentist W. Scott Harrington for potentially exposing thousands of patients to HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C over the course of his 35-year career. Concerns were raised about his sterilization processes, syringe use, allowing unlicensed staff to perform intravenous sedation, and treating low-income Medicaid patients in an unhealthy facility. The health department has been notified about multiple patients contracting HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C after receiving treatment from Harrington.

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    Dentist under investigation for exposing thousands to HIV, Hepatitis due to unsafe practices

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    Authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma are investigating dentist W. Scott Harrington for potentially exposing thousands of patients to HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C over the course of his 35-year career. Concerns were raised about his sterilization processes, syringe use, allowing unlicensed staff to perform intravenous sedation, and treating low-income Medicaid patients in an unhealthy facility. The health department has been notified about multiple patients contracting HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C after receiving treatment from Harrington.

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    BRYAM BRICENO

    Autorities investigate dentist for exposing thousands of


    patients with VIH, HEPATATIS B and C
    Tulsa, Oklahoma

    W. Scott Harrington
    (35 years of experience)

    May be also implied in letting his teamwork do Intraveins


    sedation with out license and not authorized
    Esterilization proccess and syringe use was not right

    They inform health departament about many patients who


    come there that had VIH , Hepatitis B and C

    They also attend emergencies from Medicaid (that means


    they brought low-income people and did surgeries in a
    unhealthy area

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