Document 0927
 DOCN  M95A0927
 TI    Dentists' responses to drug misusers.
 DT    9510
 AU    Dawkes M; Sparkes S; Smith M; Community Drug Team, Manchester.
 SO    Health Trends. 1995;27(1):12-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AHA/95331191
 AB    A survey among a sample of illicit drug misusers in 1993 indicated
       under-use of dental services, in spite of a high prevalence of dental
       problems, whilst a survey of dentists revealed reluctance to treat such
       patients. Most dentists use additional infection control procedures when
       they detect 'at-risk' patients, but their screening procedures are
       unlikely to be effective. Most dentists in the survey would welcome
       extra training focused on drug misuse.
 DE    *Attitude of Health Personnel  Dental Health Services/STATISTICS & NUMER
       DATA/*UTILIZATION  Dentists/PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Disease
       Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/*PREVENTION &  CONTROL  Education,
       Dental  England/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Hepatitis B/ETIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Human  HIV Infections/ETIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Infection Control  Questionnaires  Risk Factors
       *Substance Abuse/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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