Rapid HIV Testing in Dental Practices

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ID11026945
AuthorsKarolynn Siegel (0000-0001-8208-5949, Karolynn Siegel is with the Center for the Psychological Study of Health and Illness, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY. Stephen N. Abel is with the Office of Extramural and Public Health Programs, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Margaret Pereyra, Terri Liguori, and Lisa Metsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Harold A. Pollack is with the School of Social...), Stephen N Abel (Karolynn Siegel is with the Center for the Psychological Study of Health and Illness, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY. Stephen N. Abel is with the Office of Extramural and Public Health Programs, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Margaret Pereyra, Terri Liguori, and Lisa Metsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Harold A. Pollack is with the School of Social...), Stephen Abel (0000-0003-4956-8900, Nova Southeastern University), Margaret Pereyra (0000-0001-7200-8771, Karolynn Siegel is with the Center for the Psychological Study of Health and Illness, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY. Stephen N. Abel is with the Office of Extramural and Public Health Programs, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Margaret Pereyra, Terri Liguori, and Lisa Metsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Harold A. Pollack is with the School of Social...), Terri Liguori (Karolynn Siegel is with the Center for the Psychological Study of Health and Illness, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY. Stephen N. Abel is with the Office of Extramural and Public Health Programs, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Margaret Pereyra, Terri Liguori, and Lisa Metsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Harold A. Pollack is with the School of Social...), Harold Pollack (0000-0003-1629-1175, Karolynn Siegel is with the Center for the Psychological Study of Health and Illness, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY. Stephen N. Abel is with the Office of Extramural and Public Health Programs, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Margaret Pereyra, Terri Liguori, and Lisa Metsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Harold A. Pollack is with the School of Social...), Harold A Pollack, Lisa R Metsch (0000-0001-5966-3982, Karolynn Siegel is with the Center for the Psychological Study of Health and Illness, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY. Stephen N. Abel is with the Office of Extramural and Public Health Programs, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Margaret Pereyra, Terri Liguori, and Lisa Metsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Harold A. Pollack is with the School of Social...)
Year2012
Volume102
Issue4
Pages625-632
Publication date2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300509
PMID22397342
PMCIDPMC3489370
OpenAlexW2130135040
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited23

Despite increasing discussion about the dental care setting as a logical, potentially fruitful venue for rapid HIV testing, dentists’ willingness to take on this task is unclear. Semistructured interviews with 40 private practice dentists revealed their principal concerns regarding offering patients HIV testing were false results, offending patients, viewing HIV testing as outside the scope of licensure, anticipating low patient acceptance of HIV testing in a dental setting, expecting inadequate reimbursement, and potential negative impact on the practice. Dentists were typically not concerned about transmission risks, staff opposition to testing, or making referrals for follow-up after a positive result. A larger cultural change may be required to engage dentists more actively in primary prevention and population-based HIV screening

Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Licensure · Population · Reimbursement · Scope of practice · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing

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