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Colo. Dentist Accused of Using Old Syringes, May Have Infected Patients

by KREX News Room
by Associated Press

Story Created: Aug 1, 2012 at 10:29 AM MDT

Story Updated: Aug 1, 2012 at 4:36 PM MDT

DENVER- State health officials say people may have been infected by a Colorado dentist accused of reusing syringes and needles to administer drugs to some of his patients over more than a decade.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says three people tested positive after the department mailed letters to at least 8,000 patients advising them to be tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C if they received intravenous drugs under the dentist's care.

The department said no specific infections have been linked to the offices of the dentist, identified as Stephen Stein.

The dentist operated Stein Oral and Facial Surgery from September 1999 until June 2011, first in Highlands Ranch, a subdivision south of Denver, then in Denver.

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na said on Tuesday, Oct 23 at 4:13 PM

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