Denied of dental hygiene until inactive hep b?

[tnd073000]

I was told by my dental hygiene school that they cannot accept me as a student unless my Hb e antigen or hbv surface antigen is inactive? I'm not sure which it was, but i just wanted to know what each of these mean. Also what are the possibilities of it becoming inactive and which treatment do patients even undergo to make this possible? I'm just confused and i'm trying to decide if i want to still try to aim towards this career field or if i should just give it up.

[Sharp7]

If I were young and had not invested a lot of my time studying medicine, I would simply find some other field to work in -- so many other things are fun too.

[Sharp7]

A student of medicine has been writing about something quite like that here, these days. Maybe you can add your experiences and/or insights to http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-B/Does-anyone-know-what-I-can-do-about-this-situation/show/1281265

Possibilities of becoming inactive for HBeAg? Possible (not assured), but you would have to be on medication for a long time. Possibilities of becoming inactive for HBsAg? Possible, but extremely unlikely with current medication, and not a realistic goal for therapy.

It is far easier for Hep B to spread from dentists and surgeons than it is from regular doctors (invasive procedures).

You can find out more here: http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Hepatitis/HepB-Introduction--Welcome-Page/show/34?cid=153