[Verified Answer]: During a social gathering, a dental hygienist…

During a social gathering, a dental hygienist tells her friend about an HIV positive patient that she treated that day. As the news traveled down the grapevine and the patient learned that the hygienist had revealed his HIV status, he sued her. What specific charge could he bring against the hygienist? Would she be covered under the dentist/employers malpractice coverage or her own malpractice coverage?