title: Dental care experience of HIV-positive patients.
abstract: Three studies were conducted to assess the experiences of persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or risk factors for the disease in seeking dental care in Los Angeles; San Francisco; Seattle; and Tacoma, WA. Given previous reports from surveys of dentists that they would be reluctant to provide care to people from these groups, widespread denial of care was expected. Our two surveys conducted in San Francisco, however, showed that only 1.3% and 10.8% had been denied care by a dentist. These data suggest that dentist reactions to people with AIDS are more favorable than has previously been suggested, although denial of care is still a problem to some extent.
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gerbert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sumser
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chamberlin
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Greenblatt
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McMaster
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002140:California; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003815:Dentists; D015658:HIV Infections; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D012650:Self Disclosure; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014861:Washington