Robinson P G, Croucher R
University College Dental Hospital, London, UK.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1993 Oct;21(5):306-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1993.tb00780.x.
A piloted self-complete questionnaire enquiring about dental experiences was administered to a consecutive sample of men with asymptomatic HIV infection attending a dedicated clinic in London. Forty-seven men completed questionnaires. Despite a high level of dental attendance before diagnosis of HIV infection, 60% of the men had not visited a general dental practitioner since diagnosis. Nineteen men had visited a dentist since diagnosis; 15 had been refused or deterred by members of the dental team and 5 had attended without disclosing their HIV status. These data indicate that despite professional guidance to dentists, the perceptions of dentists held by people with HIV and the behaviours of dentists acts as barriers to care. Dedicated dental clinics act as an important safety-net for people with HIV infection.
对在伦敦一家专门诊所就诊的无症状HIV感染男性连续样本进行了一项由专人指导的自我完成式问卷调查，询问其牙科经历。47名男性完成了问卷。尽管在HIV感染诊断前就诊牙科的比例较高，但60%的男性自诊断以来未看过普通牙科医生。自诊断以来，19名男性看过牙医；其中15名被牙科团队成员拒绝或劝阻，5名就诊时未披露其HIV感染状况。这些数据表明，尽管已向牙医提供专业指导，但HIV感染者对牙医的看法以及牙医的行为构成了医疗护理的障碍。专门的牙科诊所对HIV感染者起到了重要的安全保障作用。
