Women's HIV disclosure to the dentist: Does frequent contact matter?
Carrigan Leigh ParishDaniel J FeasterMargaret R PereyraMaria L AlcaideKathleen M WeberMardge H CohenSusanna LevinDeborah GustafsonDaniel MerensteinBradley E AouizeratJessica DonohueJennifer Webster-CyriaqueGina WingoodMirjam-Colette KempfLisa R MetschPublished in: Journal of public health dentistry (2020)
Study findings highlight that dentists who see their patients infrequently should consider methods for overcoming barriers to HIV nondisclosure and the possibility that their patient's HIV serostatus is undisclosed. Educating women living with HIV about how disclosure to dentists is a critical component of their dental assessment and treatment, and how preventive dental treatment can improve overall health outcomes, is important.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- case report
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- combination therapy
- skeletal muscle