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  1. #1
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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

    by the way...how did you find out about his hep c status?

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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

    Ready? Drum roll please...


    He is my father-in-law.

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    Ready? Drum roll please...


    He is my father-in-law.

    Oh, you've GOT to be kidding..... (And i'll be looking for that PM)

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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

    Contact the county health department for literature on Hep-C. They will probably advize you as to where you should take the info about your dentist. Quite possibly you will learn that unless you are sharing needles and having sex with your dentist, you are relatively safe.

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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

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    Quite possibly you will learn that unless you are sharing needles and having sex with your dentist, you are relatively safe.
    Those are two very unpleasant images.

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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

    I wonder if your father-in-law got it from a patient! It is recommended you tell your dentist you have hepatitis C - your dentist needs to take extra precautions since oral surgery & even routine dental procedures can involve exposure to blood & therefore has the potential to spread hepatitis C.

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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

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    Ready? Drum roll please...


    He is my father-in-law.
    ouch!!

    if that isn't a tough spot to be in.


    I would contact the states board as US Citizen suggested prior. After you get their direction but not disclosing the dentists name to them, I would evaluate their position and probably have a sit down with the FIL.

    Before damaging his career, I would be positive of several things including the diagnosis, the possibility of infection of patients, the probablity of infecting patients and I suppose, if I liked the guy or not.

    You do not want to damage a career if it is not justified but in the same vein, I would not want to know ther is or may be infected patients because I didn;t say anything.

    Rock<<<<tagnil>>>>hard place

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