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

• Autores: Harold A. Pollack, Lisa R. Metsch, Stephen N. Abel
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 100, Nº. 1, 2010, págs. 88-89
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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. (Am J Public Health. 2010;100:88-89. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.157230) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]