Dental examinations as an untapped opportunity to provide HIV testing for high-risk individuals.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19910351.
- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157230 and PMC identifier 2791241.
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Abstract
We used data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey to examine the potential role of dental care in reaching untested individuals at self-reported risk for HIV. An estimated 3.6 million Americans report that they are at significant HIV risk yet have never been HIV tested. Three quarters of these people have seen a dentist within the past 2 years. Dental care offers opportunities to serve at-risk individuals who are otherwise unlikely to be tested or to receive preventive care services.
Medical subject headings
- Dental Care
- HIV Infections
- Mass Screening