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Attitudes and knowledge of Indian dental professionals about HIV infection and AIDS
Author(s) -
Nair R. G.,
Samaranayake L. P.,
Bhat M.,
Anil S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1995.tb00227.x
Subject(s) - periodontology , medicine , oral and maxillofacial surgery , dentistry , oral medicine , family medicine , unit (ring theory) , oral surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychology , mathematics education
The pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is now firmly entrenched in the South-East Asian region. The World Health Organization forecasts that the Indian epidemic will overtake that of the African scenario in a few years (1). This implies that as health care professionals, dental practitioners should be knowledgeable of the disease processes, oral manifestations and modes of transmission appertaining to the HIV infection. Furthermore, they should be familiar with preventive strategies including management and instruction of the dental team and education of the public.No Full Tex