Abstract
How many patients have been infected with HIV by their dentists? How should the HIV-positive dental student be managed? What impact will the HIV epidemic have in the 1990s? How readily can HIV be transmitted by saliva? All these questions have been the subject of recent reports. Dr Samaranayake provides a summary of the important facts.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / transmission*
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Child
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Dentists*
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Female
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HIV Infections / epidemiology
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HIV Infections / transmission*
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HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology
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Humans
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Male
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Patients*
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Risk Factors
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Saliva / microbiology
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Students, Dental*
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United States / epidemiology