Children may have been exposed to saliva and blood at Auckland dental clinicAbout 2500 children may be affected after the dental equipment malfunctioned. The parent of a 3-year-old treated at an Auckland dental clinic where children may have been put at risk of infection says she found out on social media. The boy is one of about 2500 young children who were treated at Pukekohe Intermediate Dental Clinic between September 13, 2016 to January 23. One will be based at the Pukekohe Intermediate Dental Clinic at 2a Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, and the other at Pukekohe Hospital. All other Auckland Regional Dental Services dental clinics in the Auckland Region were immediately checked, and there have been no other faults.

Source: Stuff January 31, 2017 06:58 UTC