Bennett M E, Weyant R J, Wallisch J M, Green G
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Department of Dental Behavioral Science 15261, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1995 Apr;126(4):509-14. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1995.0216.
The authors studied the attitudes of 1,000 U.S. dentists toward the treatment of HIV-positive patients. Using a random-sample mail survey, they measured dentists' professional attitudes toward treating HIV/AIDS patients, fear of contagion and negative emotions toward HIV-positive patients. The results indicate that 68 percent of the respondents would treat an HIV-positive patient, even if the possibility for a legitimate referral exists.
