Should I Get Tested If Exposed At Dentist

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Husband Dentist Exposed to HIV on Job Yesterday

Dr. Bob,My husband is a dentist and was exposed to HIV while drilling a patient's tooth. Blood/saliva squirted into his eye (he was not wearing his protective eyewear. The patient was HIV positive (as noted in his file, which my husband did...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Concerned Wife,Your husband told you "the doctor would have looked at him like he was stupid, since they both know so much about how the disease progresses"???? Hmm. One wonders why the same doctor didn't give him a similar look... Read more »

dentist from india...please ,please answer

hai dr ,iam proud of you because you are doing a brilliant work here...here is my problem...3 years... Read more »

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dentist worried.....help dr...

hello dr...had the history of needle stick exposure while treating a patient with vincents angina... Read more »

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The Dude Who Exposed Me to HIV Speaks, Part One

Y'all, I am truly humbled and excited to be able to feature a guest blog, although anonymous, from the guy who unintentionally and unknowingly exposed me to HIV on December 18, 2011. Since I started this blog and also shared my YouTube video... Read more »

New York: Open Wide: Dentists Now Offer Quick HIV Tests

A private dentist in New York City has added a $15 rapid-result HIV test to the routine services offered at the practice. "The topic of HIV can be uncomfortable for some, so we decided we would talk about it with patients in a matter-of-fact way,... Read more »

Mandatory HIV Testing Should Be Instituted for Public Health, Safety Officials Exposed to Bodily Fluids, Commentary Says

HIV testing should be mandatory in Massachusetts when public health or safety officials are exposed to a person's bodily fluids, Elissa Ely, a psychiatrist in the state, said on Monday in a commentary on NPR's "All Things Considered " (Ely, "All... Read more »

Canadian Province Announces Law Requiring People Who Might Have Exposed Emergency Workers to HIV to Undergo Blood Test

Officials in Alberta, Canada, last week announced a new law that will require people who might have exposed emergency workers to HIV or other infectious diseases to submit a blood test if ordered by a judge, the Edmonton Sun reports. Under the... Read more »

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would dentist know

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i went to the dentist the other day because i have been noticing a band around my gumline a almost red color and it has been going on for about a yr the dentist looked and said i had marginal gingivitis would he be able to tell for sure if this was... Read more »

exposer and testing

Posted by frida03, 1 Reply

oraquick saliva done at 3 months negative,fingerstick rapid at 6 months negative, pcr rna ref 48-1,000,000 copies undetectable at 9 months cd 4 normal and percentage 42 percent, still dont feel right , can i put hiv to rest. or Should take another... Read more »

Fever and Dentist

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello all, question for you. I been tested at 3 weeks w/PCD/DNA test - both negative, then at 11.5 weeks on elisa antibody (home access) - that negative.

Well, went to the dentist yesterday, drilling for fitting of a crown. Today I woke up and felt... Read more »

Dentist

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Well just came back from the dentist,thought i'd see what they'd say about my swollen salivary gland.He doesn't think its stones,they did an exray no stones showed.He recomends i get another hiv test seeing i have these symptoms,I guess my dentist... Read more »

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