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Steelertime
I went to my dentist and had cavity fixed . I've got a big needle phobia now I'm worried about hiv. I heard them open up bags of new instruments but still worried. Can anyone rest my mind please
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Thank you very much
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Please rest your mind, you were not injected with hiv at the dentist.
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