Benefits of Oral HIV Testing in the Dental Chair
Promising Practice
Year Developed: 2012
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Outreach Staff
Language(s): English
Sponsored by: National Network for Oral Health Access
Developed by: NNOHA (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This promising practice describes how the Columbia College of Dental Medicine in New York developed an iniative to conduct HIV testing in the dental clinic.
Resource Details: This document explains how oral HIV testing provides an important service to the individual patient and to the public. It is very important for every individual to know their HIV status to protect themselves and others. Many individuals are HIV positive and do not know it. While many of these individuals visit the dentist regularly, they do not visit a physician regularly. There is a tremendous opportunity to screen people during a dental visit in a discreet setting.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Promising/Best Practices, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Oral Health, HIV/AIDS, , Oral Health, Impact/Outcomes, , Operational Feasibility, Implementation Feasibility.
Keywords: Screening.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.