Risks of the "big three": what dentists and patients believe about dental amalgam, fluoride and HIV.
Dental professionals have seriously considered the risks to the public from dental amalgam, fluoridated water and HIV transmission in the dental office. These issues are important to the public, who typically rely on practicing dentists for information about just how serious the risks are.
Gerbert
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School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Public Health and Hygiene, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0754.
Bernzweig
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Bleecker
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Bader
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Miyasaki
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005457:Fluoridation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D003723:Dental Amalgam