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Patients of Oklahoma doctor line up for tests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Hundreds of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon accused of unsanitary practices showed up at a health clinic Saturday, looking to find out whether they were exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS. Letters began going out

Inside Okla. clinic, a 'menace' to public health

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors say they found inside: rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a pattern of unsanitary practices that put thousands of people

HIV test urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Health officials on Thursday urged an Oklahoma oral surgeon's patients to undergo hepatitis and HIV testing, saying filthy conditions behind his office's spiffy facade posed a threat to his 7,000 clients and made him a "menace to