HIV/AIDS knowledge and its implications on dentists

Prabhu, Anand; Rao, Arun; Reddy, Vikas; Krishnakumar, R; Thayumanavan, S; Swathi, Silla Swarna

doi:10.4103/0976-9668.136171

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“…76.6% of dentists had a better knowledge than dental students -47.3% of knowledge score [19,23,24,28,31]. The anxiety of work-related exposure may explain the reason for such a negative attitude of the students for HIV/ AIDS patients.…”

Section: Assessment Of Knowledge and Attitudes Of Dentists And Dentalmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Previous studies indicate that an increase in the willingness to take care of HIV-infected patients occur when the knowledge of HIV also increases [17,18]. A total of 69.8% of the dentists reported that the lack of proper knowledge and training in handling HIV-infected patients were their main concerns in treating those patients [19]. There is also evidence that the changes of health professionals' attitudes toward HIV patients cannot occur by legal measures only.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nineteenth studies were included to evaluate the attitude of dentists and dental students for dental treatment of HIV/AIDS patients. The results showed that, overall, the estimation of prevalence was 0.421, which means that about 42.1% of them had a good attitude score regarding HIV/AIDS, but 44.8% of dental students had a better attitude than dentists who presented only 38.3% of positive attitude score regarding HIV/AIDS; however, it was not statistically significant [4,[6][7][8][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Generally, the estimate of prevalence was 0.836, which means that about 83.6% of participants had a good score regarding knowledge of needle-stick injury and possible HIV transmission. However, the estimated prevalence of dental student's knowledge was 0.942, which mean that about 94.2% of dental students had a better knowledge than dentists, with 65.8% of knowledge score [7,19,22,23,25,31,33]. To evaluate the knowledge of HIV transmission by saliva in dental students and dentists, we included five studies, which showed various results (Table 3).…”

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Critical role of medical education among dentists and dental students on HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

Sufiawati¹,

Munthe²

2020

HIV & AIDS Review

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Dentists and dental students have an ethical responsibility to provide treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients, since oral lesions are common to occur in HIV patients. The purpose of this paper was to present a systematic review of current published literature regarding the basic medical knowledge of HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among dentists and dental students. HIV infection has a high-rate of morbidity and mortality, and this disease is a devastating public health issue. A true understanding of HIV/AIDS is still lacking in developing countries. Among dentist 69.8% reported that absence of knowledge was their main concern in treating HIV patients. High-risk category for cross-contamination occurs in dentists and dental students. Inadequate knowledge of transmission process, diagnosis, treatment, and ignorance about the disease has led to a fear and HIV phobia. Negative attitude and willingness to treat HIV patients are influenced by lack of knowledge. The positive result in providing care for HIV patients has been proven through appropriate training of dentists in terms of HIV patient care in clinical experience. The knowledge and practice of dentists and dental students regarding the disease are strengthened by an innovative education. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and positive attitude towards people with HIV/AIDS are crucial for dental students. There is a need for continued medical education for dentists and dental students on issues related to HIV infection.

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Section: Assessment Of Knowledge and Attitudes Of Dentists And Dentalmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Assessment Of Knowledge and Attitudes Of Dentists And Dentalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Assessment Of Knowledge and Attitudes Of Dentists And Dentalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Assessment Of Knowledge and Attitudes Of Dentists And Dentalmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Critical role of medical education among dentists and dental students on HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

Sufiawati¹,

Munthe²

2020

HIV & AIDS Review

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“…Some studies have been conducted on physicians, nurses and dentists to examine their knowledge about AIDS, attitudes towards these patients and willingness to treat them [5,6,7]. Minimal information can be found regarding this topic for physical therapists' or physical therapy students' in India.…”

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The Effects of an AIDS Education Program on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Physical Therapy Students

Parle¹,

Mithel²,

Kukreja³

2019

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AIDS (acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome) is a fast spreading pandemic with global affection and has affected lives of multitudes in recent years. The purpose of this paper was to determine the effect of an AIDS education program on physical therapy students’ knowledge about AIDS, attitudes towards people with AIDS and willingness to treat AIDS patients. A sample of 50 physical therapy students’ aged 22 to 28 volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects were pretested and posttested together with an AIDS study questionnaire. The subject group demonstrated an improvement in knowledge about AIDS (56%) and positive attitudes towards AIDS patients (16%), although the students’ willingness to provide services for AIDS patients remained unchanged following the AIDS education program. Further study of other levels of physical therapists or physical therapy students, measurement of actual clinical behaviours and comparisons of different educational interventions are needed.

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Management of third molar surgery in HIV‐positive patients

2020

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Background Third molar surgery is a common procedure performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. This kind of surgery is predictable, and complications are infrequent. Immune deficiency is one of the considerations for the prevention of complications. HIV patients may be immune deficient. Third molar surgical procedures are associated with bleeding and increased risk of infection. Improvement in oral hygiene must be encouraged, such as pre‐operative scaling. Prophylactic antibiotics and history of anti‐retroviral therapy should be considered. Case report 7 cases of third molar surgery in HIV patients were handled at the oral and maxillofacial surgery department. Intraoral examination showed typical lesions of HIV patients such as oral candidiasis, hairy leucoplakia, necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis, oral ulcers and also pericoronitis of third molars. Radiological examination showed impacted teeth in the upper and lower the third molar region. Third molar treatment was carried out as elective surgery under general anaesthesia. Prophylactic antibiotics were given to the patients as standard of care. Conclusion Treatment planning for HIV‐positive patients follows the same sequence as with other patients, and the priorities are to remove local infection and prevent further dental disease. Third molar surgery in HIV‐positive patients can improve dental health which can affect the quality of life. Prophylactic antibiotic should be used to prevent infections. Bleeding control also needed to avoid complications.

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HIV/AIDS knowledge and its implications on dentists

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Critical role of medical education among dentists and dental students on HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

Critical role of medical education among dentists and dental students on HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

The Effects of an AIDS Education Program on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Physical Therapy Students

Management of third molar surgery in HIV‐positive patients

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