The intervention research on understanding of the AIDS prevention and occupational safety of the dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the knowledge, attitude of the AIDS prevention and occupational safety in dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan and evaluate the effect of education and intervention.


METHODS
165 dentists in Yunnan were tested by KABP questionnaire before education. All of the 165 dentists participated a course on AIDS prevention. After that course the same questionnaire was answered by participants.


RESULTS
The correct rates obviously increased. The understanding rates of the oral prevention measure were obviously improved.


CONCLUSIONS
The knowledge of AIDS prevention is very low in dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan. The education intervention can effectively improve the understanding level of the AIDS prevention in dentist.
Zhu
Hong
H
Department of Stomatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming, 650032, China.
Duan
Kaiwen
K
Lei
Yayan
Y
He
Hongbing
H
Huang
Aixin
A
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D002681:China; D003815:Dentists; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires