Lancaster D M, Barsley R E, Boozer C H, Lundgren G A
Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Louisiana State University, School of Dentistry, New Orleans.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1991 Mar;71(3):377-85. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90322-4.
Surveys have demonstrated that the general public has many misconceptions about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Education has been the mainstay of the public health effort to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS. Some studies have shown an increase in the public's understanding of this disease. A survey of dental patients at a dental school clinic revealed that although misconceptions continue to exist, particularly with regard to AIDS and the dentist, this population had higher levels of knowledge about AIDS than did those in earlier studies.
调查表明，普通公众对获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）和人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染存在许多误解。教育一直是抗击艾滋病毒和艾滋病传播的公共卫生工作的支柱。一些研究表明，公众对这种疾病的了解有所增加。对一所牙科学校诊所的牙科患者进行的一项调查显示，尽管误解仍然存在，特别是关于艾滋病和牙医的误解，但这一人群对艾滋病的了解程度高于早期研究中的人群。
