Document 0173
 DOCN  M9460173
 TI    Dental visiting behaviour and experiences of men with HIV.
 DT    9404
 AU    Robinson P; Zakrzewska JM; Maini M; Williamson D; Croucher R; Surgery V,
       Camden and Islington Community NHS Trust, University; College Hospital,
       London.
 SO    Br Dent J. 1994 Mar 5;176(5):175-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94183663
 AB    To ascertain the dental visiting behaviour and experiences of men with
       HIV infection but without AIDS, a self-complete questionnaire was
       administered to convenience samples of men attending two genito-urinary
       medicine clinics. A total of 146 men completed questionnaires between
       December 1991 and June 1992. Of these, 85% had been regular or
       occasional attenders before diagnosis, 16% had not been to a dentist
       since diagnosis and 51% had changed their dentist. Although 63% had been
       to a general dental practitioner (GDP) at least once since diagnosis,
       half of them had withheld their HIV status at some time to obtain
       treatment. Of the 33% who had told their GDP of the diagnosis, half had
       been refused or offered limited treatment. The most common reasons for
       changing dentist, not visiting or withholding HIV status were concerns
       about the attitudes of the dental team and about confidentiality.
       Although regular oral examinations are of special importance to people
       with HIV their access to dental care is limited by their perceptions of
       dentists and the reported behaviour of dentists.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Aged  Confidentiality  Dental Care/*UTILIZATION
       *Dentist-Patient Relations  Great Britain  *Health Behavior  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  Male  Middle Age  Questionnaires  Refusal to
       Treat  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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