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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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    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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    Default Re: My dentist has Hep-C

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    Is there anything I can do regarding the fact that I just found out my dentist has Hep-C? Shouldn't he tell his patients? Yeah, yeah, he wears gloves, but given the choice between two D. D. S.s in gloves, one with hepatitus C and one without which would you pick?
    How do you know your dentist has Hep-C?

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    Default Re: My Dentist Has Hepatitis-C

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    Is there anything I can do regarding the fact that I just found out my dentist has Hep-C? Shouldn't he tell his patients? Yeah, yeah, he wears gloves, but given the choice between two D. D. S.s in gloves, one with hepatitus C and one without which would you pick?
    I suggest you consult an attorney before you make any statements regarding a dentist who has Hep-C. You may find yourself being sued- father-in-law or not.

    If you have not contracted Hep-C, you have no grounds for malpractice.
    Check with your state's dental board to find out a dentist's legal professional obligation to disclose their personal medical conditions to their patients.

    BTW- This is a legal website. It's not a place to verbalize moral values.

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    Default Re: My Dentist Has Hepatitis-C

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    BTW- This is a legal website. It's not a place to verbalize moral values.
    I believe that every conversation, whether in an online forum, a coffeeshop, or a classroom, can abide the inclusion of moral values. All postings have been short and to the point. In any case I could also point out that this is a legal website. Not a place to critique the postings of others.

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    Quote Quoting tagnil
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    I believe that every conversation, whether in an online forum, a coffeeshop, or a classroom, can abide the inclusion of moral values. All postings have been short and to the point. In any case I could also point out that this is a legal website. Not a place to critique the postings of others.
    Yes. You would.

    Drum roll please
    And you also seek approval from this legal forum to slander your father-in-law by disclosing confidential information that obtained only because family position.

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