can a dentist refuse dental treatment to a person with Hepatitis C?

Answer 1

No. No dentist or healthcare professional can ever refuse treatment to a person who has a disease. That includes AIDS, Hep C, etc. They can request that the patient reschedule if they have an active herpes lesion, cough that wont go away and hasnt been treated (could be TB which is infectious), or has high blood pressure and is not under a doctor's care. They dont ever say they will never treat a person they just ask a person to seek medical attention and then return.
But with something uncurable such as Hep C just tell them up front you have Hep C, but they will not treat you any differently. It just lets them know to be even more careful when carrying any instruments they used on you, so noone gets pricked by accident.
And in case you ever go unconcious or something bad happens and they have to call an ambulance they can then inform the medical personnel that you have hep C.

Answer 2

Yes, a dentist can refuse to treat a patient for just about any reason. He will especially refuse to treat a patient when that patient is making his job impossible. How can he tell how many roots and what shapes and what positions they are in if you can't take an x-ray? You can sign any consent agreement you want but patients cannot agree to malpractice and still have it hold up in court--the dentist would still lose. Dental x-rays do not cause cancer. The amount of radiation used is incredibly low--lower than the amount you'd receive during a 3 hour plane ride.

Answer 3

No dentist in the US is compelled to accept a new patient. However, most of them would never state the reason for denial to be HepC. They would simply find another reason, such as a full schedule.

You can't force a dental provider to accept a new patient. A patient of record, however, is another matter.

Answer 4

A Dentist: I assume can reserve the right to not treat a person with HCV:
"I"would not want to be treated by a Doctor who would discrimanate for reasons as Stupid as He might be.
Or as vauge thinking as the person who said they could.
Unless the patient disclosed the fact to protect the Dr.
the Dr He would not Know.So the fact being Dr should take the precautions to assume that all patients no mater how healthy they might look Could be ill. Remember AIDS?

Answer 5

Not likely.

By law, dentists and other medical professionals practice Universal Procedures. They assume that everyone is infected with airborne or bloodborne pathogens so they protect themselves accordingly (masks and gloves).

Answer 6

Most dentists are in private practice. They can refuse to treat you because of your hair color if they want.

Answer 7

IF THE DENTIST REFERS OUT THIS PATIENT BECASE OF THAT REASON, HE WOULD APPEAR IGNORANT TO HIS FELLOW DENTISTS WHO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HEP C IS AND WHAT TO DO TO AVOID POSSIBLE INFECTION.

Answer 8

yes they can

Answer 9

no