POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR APPLICANTS AND STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY'S ACADEMIC PROGRAMS REGARDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

1. In order to assist applicants in making informed career choices, the Faculty of Dentistry hereby informs all applicants that:
• they will be required to take part in the care of patients with various communicable diseases including hepatitis and AIDS, during their studies;
• they will be trained in methods of preventing the spread of communicable disease (including body substance precautions);
• there is a risk, however slight, that they may accidentally contract a communicable disease during the course of their studies;
• they have a responsibility to prevent the spread of communicable diseases to others;
• students with communicable diseases may pursue their studies only as long as medical opinion indicates that their continued work does not pose a health or safety hazard to others.
2. Neither the presence of a communicable disease nor fitness to continue study will be a factor in considering the acceptability of an applicant.
3. All accepted applicants are expected to be in a state of health such that they may fully participate in academic programs, including patient care, without posing a risk to themselves or others.
4. An applicant with a communicable disease is required, upon acceptance, to inform the relevant Assistant or Associate Dean who may seek medical advice as to whether the applicant's medical condition may interfere with his/her ability to participate in the academic program. Strict confidentiality concerning the applicant's state of health will be maintained by the Assistant or Associate Dean.