A dentist who has been diagnosed as a chronic Hepatitis B carrier can perform exposure prone procedures
using Standard precautions.
in the absence of HBeAg.
following a review by an Expert Panel.
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maria911
this is not true
"HCWs who are infected with HIV or HBV (and are HBeAg positive) should not perform exposure-prone procedures unless they have sought counsel from an expert review panel and been advised under what circumstances, if any, they may continue to perform these procedures. Such circumstances would include notifying prospective patients of the HCW's seropositivity before they undergo exposure-prone invasive procedures."
https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6939-2-4
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