Compliance with infection-control procedures and attitudes of oral health care providers toward patients with HIV/AIDS: a synthesis of the literature.
Many publications on the knowledge, practice, and attitudes of oral health care providers can be found in the literature. This paper is a synthesis of literature on their compliance with infection-control procedures and their attitudes toward patients with HIV/AIDS. The literature indicates increased compliance with infection-control procedures. While some oral health care providers report negative attitudes toward treating patients with HIV/AIDS, their fear is decreasing, possibly due to their increased compliance with infection-control procedures and increased access to care for those with HIV/AIDS.
Department of Dental Hygiene, School of Health Related Professions, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000523:psychology*; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental