title: The decision to counsel adolescents about HPV.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine factors influencing dentists' intentions to counsel adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Florida dentists (N = 929) responded to 3 descriptions of an office visit by an adolescent patient. In the standard-of-care condition the patient consumed excessive sugar. In the other 2 conditions, a reliable source or patient's mother revealed the patient was sexually active and exposed to HPV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dentists expressed lower intentions to counsel about HPV than sugar consumption. In the 2 HPV conditions, dentists reported higher intentions to counsel when the mother, rather than another reliable source, disclosed the sexual activity. Perceived social pressure against counseling explained differences between conditions in intention to counsel.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parent /public approval were primary barriers to HPV-counseling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, FL, USA. shepperd@ufl.edu
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shepperd
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catalanotto
authors.forename: Virginia J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.forename: Henrietta L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Logan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003376:Counseling; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines