by the way...how did you find out about his hep c status?
by the way...how did you find out about his hep c status?
Ready? Drum roll please...
He is my father-in-law.
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.
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.
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