Management considerations for an HIV positive dental student; ethical and legal commentary.
This article provides an ethical and legal analysis of a previously reported case involving an HIV-positive dental student at the Medical College of Georgia. We conclude that the college acted appropriately from an ethical point of view and probably exceeded its legal obligations to accommodate the student.
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Center for Health Ethics and Law, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown 26506.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005845:Georgia; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*