Silverman S
Int Dent J. 1987 Jun;37(2):108-13.
In spite of attempts to modify homosexual behaviour and the sharing of contaminated needles by drug abusers, AIDS virus infections continue to spread throughout the world. The potential for transmission, the lack of a vaccine and effective treatment, and the lethal nature of the disease cause great alarm and influence health care delivery. Dentistry is involved because oral health care is being given knowingly or unknowingly to high-risk individuals. These high-risk individuals are the sources for many other infections with viral, bacterial, fungal and protozoal organisms. In spite of the fact that spread does not occur through casual contact, concern is justified since many questions involving transmissibility and susceptibility have not been completely resolved. Therefore, dental professionals must follow infectious disease control guidelines to protect themselves as well as other patients. Because oral manifestations of those infected by the AIDS virus are common, dental professionals also play a role in recognition, counselling and referral.
尽管人们试图改变同性恋行为以及吸毒者共用受污染针头的现象，但艾滋病病毒感染仍在全世界持续蔓延。传播的可能性、缺乏疫苗和有效治疗方法以及该疾病的致命性引起了极大恐慌，并影响了医疗服务的提供。牙科也牵涉其中，因为在有意或无意中，口腔保健正被提供给高危人群。这些高危人群是许多其他病毒、细菌、真菌和原生动物感染的源头。尽管事实上艾滋病不会通过日常接触传播，但由于许多涉及传播性和易感性的问题尚未完全解决，这种担忧是合理的。因此，牙科专业人员必须遵循传染病控制指南以保护自己和其他患者。由于艾滋病病毒感染者的口腔表现很常见，牙科专业人员在识别、咨询和转诊方面也发挥着作用。
