Hep B

[ddstobe]

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If you get accepted and then later you found out you are Hep B carrier, would the d-school kick you out?

 

[Doc Smile]

If you get accepted and then later you found out you are Hep B carrier, would the d-school kick you out?

I dont think they can. I see a huge legality issue there. I would see it similar as being accepted then getting in an accident and losing your legs. Both are disabilities the school would need to legally compensate for, i think. There might be an issue with insurance but I would call the school you got accepted to and ask.

 

[notin]

there is no reason to think that they would.

 

[promolion]

For Tufts, u can't matriculate. Says so on the contract u sign. No lawsuit there.

 

[jeffity]

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[notin]

For Tufts, u can't matriculate. Says so on the contract u sign. No lawsuit there.

not sure if serious

 

[Blarelli]

For Midwestern you have to have a positive titer, meaning you have to be immune to hep b. Without the positive titer, you can't start there.

 

[promolion]

"Students with hepatitis b will not be allowed to matriculate." Even says so on their immunization form. I had to get my blood work and proved that i was immune to hep B since i already got my 3 shots.

 

[Maygyver]

I believe OSU and Columbia are the same. I feel like quite a few schools require Hep testing as part of the initial screening.

 

[doc toothache]

I dont think they can. I see a huge legality issue there. I would see it similar as being accepted then getting in an accident and losing your legs. Both are disabilities the school would need to legally compensate for, i think. There might be an issue with insurance but I would call the school you got accepted to and ask.

You mean if students infect patients with hep B it isn't a legal issue?

 

[notin]

"Students with hepatitis b will not be allowed to matriculate." Even says so on their immunization form. I had to get my blood work and proved that i was immune to hep B since i already got my 3 shots.

that's pretty interesting. googling around, it seems that there is very little in the way of standardization of treatment in this area. each school/state pretty much does what it feels like, and it seems like a lot of schools/states are pretty unfriendly toward hep b carriers.

 

[bmr001122]

You mean if a students infect patients with hep B it isn't a legal issue?

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[sacapuntas]

I guess if I had hep B I would thank the school for not letting me in. Otherwise, I could end up with a $300,000 degree and no patients to treat. I would assume as a dentist you would need to disclose to patients if you had hep b, and upon notifying them I would assume majority of patients would find a new dentist.

 

[ddstobe]

say if you got the Hep B during your 2nd yr of dschool (possibly from patients) and if the school found out that you are a carrier, do they have the right to kick you out?

 

[spearmint]

OP, I'm confused. Didn't you have to get your Hep B shots and show that you are immune before matriculation? Did you show a positive antibody titer as part of your immunization requirement for school? You should be immune to Hep B if you got your shots (which is pretty much a requirement for all schools). I would check your blood work again. Ask your doctor to do a full Hep panel to see if you're already immune or newly infected etc.

 

[Doc Smile]

You mean if a students infect patients with hep B it isn't a legal issue?

Good point! I should have prefaced my statement saying "I have no F-ing clue, but I will try and reason out why."

 

[notin]

say if you got the Hep B during your 2nd yr of dschool (possibly from patients) and if the school found out that you are a carrier, do they have the right to kick you out?

you should be immune by then. i imagine they have the right to kick you out if it did somehow happen, not sure if they would.

OP, I'm confused. Didn't you have to get your Hep B shots and show that you are immune before matriculation? Did you show a positive antibody titer as part of your immunization requirement for school? You should be immune to Hep B if you got your shots (which is pretty much a requirement for all schools). I would check your blood work again. Ask your doctor to do a full Hep panel to see if you're already immune or newly infected etc.

my school required the first in the series before matriculation. i'm not sure if/when they check for more - i just finished my d1 year and have heard nothing more about it. i actually just got my third* in the series a couple days ago, and i've already seen a patient for a cleaning. i'll get a titer as well, but have no idea if they're going to enforce it or not.

*actually my 5th but my first two i received at a job and am unable to get the records.