Thai Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Patients with HIV

Rungsiyanont, Sorasun; Lam‐ubol, Aroonwan; Vacharotayangul, Piamkamon; Sappayatosok, Kraisorn

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.9.tb05593.x

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“…This failure to inform their dentist could be due to several factors. Fear of refusal of dental treatment or fear of stigmatization are probably the most common reasons for not disclosing HIV infection 20 . Indeed, dentists' concerns regarding increased personal risk is the most frequently reported reason for their reluctance to treat HIV-infected patients 39 .…”

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“…For instance, in a study in India among 130 HIV infected patients, a prevalence of periodontitis of 20% was found 15 while a very small study (n=29) in Brazil reported a prevalence of 86% 16 . This variation can be explained by the different definitions used in the studies 17,18 , differences in social and economic status 19 as well as the availability of dental care and oral care awareness and the attitudes of dental practitioners 20 .…”

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Severe periodontitis is more common in HIV- infected patients

Groenewegen

Bierman

Delli

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Journal of Infection

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Severe periodontitis is more common in HIV- infected patients

Groenewegen

Bierman

Delli

et al. 2019

Journal of Infection

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“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that was discovered by a French virologist and joint recipient, Luc Antoine Montagnier with Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen. It came to light first when rare opportunistic infections and treatment resistant cancers began to develop among number of healthy homosexual males in New York [1]. HIV virus is a virus that attacks the immune system of body's natural defence mechanism.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Hiv Patients Among Dental Students in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim)

Al-Kadhim¹,

Jaafar²,

yousif³

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ABSTRACT Introduction: Dental officers could be the first medical personal to diagnose HIV/AIDS and cross–contamination may happen. More efforts should be taken to improve knowledge and the behaviour of dental students towards HIV/AIDS patients. The objective of this study is to assess and compare knowledge and the attitude of USIM dental students towards HIV patients. Methods: A total of 136 dental students from Year 2 to Year 5 of academic year 2017/2018 participated in this study. Students were consented and briefed about the purpose of the current project prior to answering self-administered questionnaires that have been previously validated. Results: The mean total knowledge and attitude score were 69.65% (good) and 68.54(%) (passive), respectively. Both clinical and pre-clinical students have passive attitude towards HIV patients and showed good level of knowledge with 70.81% and 66.39% respectively. There were significant association between sex and knowledge of HIV/AIDS among USIM dental students (p=0.001). There is also a statistically positive weak correlation between knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients. Conclusion: USIM dental undergraduates have good knowledge and passive attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients. Improvement of dental curriculum regarding HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients is recommended through conducting activities such as seminar, workshop and small-group discussion among dental students.

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“…Knowledge and attitude of dental practitioners towards HIV has been studied in several countries and revealed surprising results. Dental practitioners have been found to have discriminatory attitudes that potentially affect dental treatment for patients with HIV (21).…”

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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude of the Private Dental Practitioners toward the Treatment of HIV/AIDS Infected Individuals

Oberoi¹,

Rekhi²

2016

West Indian Med J

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Background: Dentists have an ethical responsibility to provide treatment to HIV-infected patients, particularly because oral lesions are common among these patients. However, there are no official guidelines as to how to treat people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWHA) HIV/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or how to screen for potentially infectious people. It is obvious that having adequate knowledge about HIV/AIDS enhances confidence in ability to manage infected patients. The present study was conducted to assess self-reported knowledge and attitude of the private dental practitioners toward the treatment of HIV/AIDS infected individuals. Materials and Method: The present study was a Questionnaire based study which studied the factors associated with "Self-reported knowledge and Attitude of the private Dental Practitioners toward the treatment of HIV/AIDS infected individuals". Results: The willingness to treat patients with HIV was found to be 72.0% among the dental practitioners in the present study but majority (64%) of the dentists thought that treating an HIV patient would have an effect on the other patient's attitude in rendering treatment/dental care from them. Also, majority (70.0%) of the dentists thought that infection control procedures necessary for treatment of the patients with HIV is not a financial burden for the practice. Conclusion: The level of knowledge regarding HIV and AIDS was found to be average in the present study. However, the dental school curriculum must, be updated and improved in order to enhance the knowledge of students as well teachers in those aspects.

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Thai Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Patients with HIV

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Severe periodontitis is more common in HIV- infected patients

Severe periodontitis is more common in HIV- infected patients

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Hiv Patients Among Dental Students in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim)

A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude of the Private Dental Practitioners toward the Treatment of HIV/AIDS Infected Individuals

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