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Re:Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence–experts ... by zoky on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:29AM (#41847868)
> I imagine that a washed and disinfected hand without open wounds has no measurable risks

To the patient maybe. On the other hand (so to speak), if I were gonna spend my day sticking my fingers in people’s mouths, I’d want to wear gloves.

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Re:Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence–experts ... by red-iron-pine on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:30AM (#41848383)
people with infected, nasty mouths too. ain't just gonna be the routine inspection and flouride treatment, something foul be brewing in some of their faceholes, and now its all over your hands.
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