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Since the AIDS epidemic began, it has been determined that dental professionals can play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and that they must meet ethical and legal obligations to offer treatment. Studies report, however, that dentists prefer not to treat AIDS patients, that they are only moderately knowledgeable about the disease and its oral manifestations, that they lack the skills to treat AIDS patients, and that their use of infection control procedures falls below established standards of care. It also appears that traditional forms of education have failed to improve this situation. In this article the authors propose educational interventions designed to influence knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dentists and thereby improve the delivery of dental care to the HIV-positive population. |
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