Factors Associated With Refusal to Treat HIV-Infected Patients: The Results of a National Survey of Dentists in Canada

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Title:	Factors Associated With Refusal to Treat HIV-Infected Patients: The Results of a National Survey of Dentists in Canada
Source:	American Journal of Public Health, Apr99, Vol. 89 Issue 4, p541, 5p
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Year:	1999
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Keywords:	Canada, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, non-discrimination, health, HIV/AIDS, civil and political rights, education
Abstract:	Objectives. This study investigated dentists’ refusal to treat patients who have HIV. Conclusions. One in 6 dentists reported refusal to treat HIV-infected patients, which was associated primarily with respondents’ lack of belief in an ethical responsibility to treat patients with HIV and fears related to cross-infection. These results have implications for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. (Am J Public Health. 1999:89:541-545)
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