title: The intervention research on understanding of the AIDS prevention and occupational safety of the dentist in Kunming and west part of Yunnan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming, 650032, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Kaiwen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Yayan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Hongbing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Aixin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: 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