Attitudes and practices of dentists treating HIV+ patients in the era of new antiretroviral therapy: A 12-year update.

ABSTRACT: During the first years of the HIV pandemic, the virus diffusion was responsible for discriminatory behavior from medical and dental care workers towards HIV-infected patients, as described by our research group in 2009. The aim of the current study was to provide an update on the previous data, investigating the presence of discriminatory behaviors, evaluating the level of dentists' knowledge about the virus and proposing strategies to be implemented to avoid professional exposure and cross-infections. This study was a cross-sectional, online, national survey on dentists, members of the main national dental associations (ANDI and AIO). The questionnaire was divided into four major sections, with the same structure as the questionnaire administered in 2009. The differences between groups we

SUBMITTER: Giuliani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10404774 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature