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Dental Examinations as an Untapped Opportunity to Provide HIV Testing for High-Risk Individuals

Author(s) -

Harold A. Pollack,

Lisa R. Metsch,

Stephen N. Abel

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.157230

Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , dental care , family medicine , environmental health , gerontology , risk assessment , computer science , computer security

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.

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