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Dental examinations as an untapped opportunity to provide HIV testing for high-risk individuals

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  • Pollack, H.A.
  • Metsch, L.R.
  • Abel, S.

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We used data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey to examine the potential role of dental care in reaching untested individuals at self-reported risk for HIV. An estimated 3.6 million Americans report that they are at significant HIV risk yet have never been HIV tested. Three quarters of these people have seen a dentist within the past 2 years. Dental care offers opportunities to serve atrisk individuals who are otherwise unlikely to be tested or to receive preventive care services.

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  • Pollack, H.A. & Metsch, L.R. & Abel, S., 2010. "Dental examinations as an untapped opportunity to provide HIV testing for high-risk individuals," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(1), pages 88-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.157230_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157230
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