Cohen L A, Grace E G, Ward M A
Department of Oral Health Care Delivery, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland Dental School, MD 21201.
J Public Health Dent. 1992 Winter;52(2):81-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1992.tb02248.x.
This project was conducted to examine the impact of Maryland residents' attitudes about AIDS on dental services utilization. A telephone survey of 1,477 households was conducted (response rate 68.9%). Less than 7 percent of the respondents volunteered a concern about contracting AIDS in the dental office. When asked directly, approximately 35 percent stated they would change dentists if their dentist were treating AIDS patients. Respondents who were most aware of the wide-spread treatment of AIDS patients by dentists were more likely to believe their dentist was treating AIDS patients. Also, they were less likely to report that they would leave the practice of dentists with AIDS or those who treated AIDS patients. It is critical for the public to be educated properly about the continued safety of the dental office and to receive accurate information about AIDS.
开展该项目是为了研究马里兰州居民对艾滋病的态度对牙科服务利用情况的影响。对1477户家庭进行了电话调查（回复率为68.9%）。不到7%的受访者主动表示担心在牙科诊所感染艾滋病。当被直接问及是否会更换牙医时，约35%的人表示如果他们的牙医治疗艾滋病患者，他们就会更换。那些最了解牙医对艾滋病患者广泛治疗情况的受访者，更有可能认为他们的牙医正在治疗艾滋病患者。此外，他们不太可能表示会不再去看治疗艾滋病患者或为艾滋病患者治疗的牙医。对公众进行关于牙科诊所持续安全性的正确教育并提供有关艾滋病的准确信息至关重要。
