When you go to the dentist, there's a level of uncertainty about whether it's going to hurt, but you trust that certain things are a given. For example, you probably trust that the instruments ...

There's no other paper we've featured that deserves the "Health issues I wish I didn't know about" tag more than this one. Not that there aren't more disgusting medical case studies out there. Rather, ...

TULSA, Okla. — 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 ...

To prevent the spread of blood-borne disease, experts recommend that instruments should be prepared in a separate room from the dentist's surgery room. They should be scrubbed in one sink, rinsed in a ...