title: A case of a hepatitis B infected practitioner.
abstract: The first case of a dental practitioner infected by a blood-borne pathogen to be identified to the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. and reviewed by the Dental Profession Advisory Program's infected practitioner program committee is reported. After the committee was contacted, the infected practitioner's status was evaluated and guidelines were provided to him. This paper reviews the committee's decision-making process, particularly with respect to its management of the infected dental practitioner.
authors.affiliation: College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christianson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mathias
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D003815:Dentists; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010361:Patients; D011363:Professional Impairment; D012953:Societies, Dental