{"title":"The HIV-infected dental professional. A challenge to law, ethics, and the dental profession.","authors":"M K Logan","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article explores the legal and ethical dilemmas posed when a dental professional becomes infected with the AIDS virus. The author addresses existing ethics policies of professional associations, the importance of evaluating the risk of exposure to patients, informed consent, and regulatory issues. The paper also considers practical problems and employment status.</p>","PeriodicalId":77736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of dental practice administration : JDPA : official publication of American Academy of Dental Practice Administration, Organization of Teachers of Dental Practice Administration, American Academy of Dental Group Practice","volume":"6 4","pages":"162-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1989-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of dental practice administration : JDPA : official publication of American Academy of Dental Practice Administration, Organization of Teachers of Dental Practice Administration, American Academy of Dental Group Practice","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article explores the legal and ethical dilemmas posed when a dental professional becomes infected with the AIDS virus. The author addresses existing ethics policies of professional associations, the importance of evaluating the risk of exposure to patients, informed consent, and regulatory issues. The paper also considers practical problems and employment status.