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What risk does the dental team pose to patients when they are infected with a chronic blood-borne disease? Are the standard precautions enough to protect patients from infected members of the dental team or should their range of clinical duties be modified or even stopped?
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Fulford, M.R., Stankiewicz, N.R. (2020). The Infected Oral Healthcare Worker. In: Infection Control in Primary Dental Care. BDJ Clinician’s Guides. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16307-5_6
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