Dental exposure?

[Nomoreanxieties]

It's on the news that Oklahoma dentist had exposed 7000 patients with HIV. I just had my teeth cleaned 2 months ago in San Francisco, would I be concerned about possible reused dental equipment on me and go for a test?

[Teak]

Had you read the follow up, the only thing those people were actually at risk for was HBV and HCV.

[Nomoreanxieties]

Oh really? So the one person reported infected doesn't have HIV? But only Hepatitis?

[Teak]

No they don't have HIV.

[Nomoreanxieties]

So should I go for a test?

[Teak]

No you don't need to test.

[tazz850]

So what I've learned about the virus is that unsterilized dental equipment is not really a concern for HIV since the virus is fragile. Therefore was the requirement for hiv testing of the patients in Oklahoma truly necessary?