Response of ordinary person/medical team after using of rapid oral HIV screening test

Hwang,  Ji-Wan; Park,  Jung-Chul; Choi,  Seong-Ho; Kim,  Sun-Jong; Kang,  Hee-Jung; Lee,  Jong-Ho; Shin,  Seung-Chul; Cha,  Young-Joo

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 49(1); 2011 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2011;49(1):38-44.
Published online January 31, 2011.

신속 구강 점막 도말 HIV 항체 검사에 대한 일반인/의료진의 사용 후 반응도 연구

황지완¹, 박정철², 최성호³, 김선종⁴, 강희정⁵, 이종호⁶, 신승철⁷, 차영주⁸

^¹연세대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실, 치주조직재생연구소
^²연세대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실, 치주조직재생연구소
^³연세대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실, 치주조직재생연구소
^⁴이화여자대학교 의과대학 구강악안면외과학교실
^⁵한림대학교 의과대학 진단검사의학교실
^⁶서울대하교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실
^⁷단국대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실
^⁸중앙대학교 의과대학 진단검사의학교실

Response of ordinary person/medical team after using of rapid oral HIV screening test

Ji-Wan Hwang¹, Jung-Chul Park², Seong-Ho Choi³, Sun-Jong Kim⁴, Hee-Jung Kang⁵, Jong-Ho Lee⁶, Seung-Chul Shin⁷, Young-Joo Cha⁸

¹Department of Periodontology, Research Institute for Periodontal Regeneration, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
²Department of Periodontology, Research Institute for Periodontal Regeneration, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
³Department of Periodontology, Research Institute for Periodontal Regeneration, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University
⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University
⁶Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University
⁷Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Dankook University
⁸Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the patient's and clinician's response to rapid oral HIV screening test. Attitude assessment survey was carried out on patients test with rapid oral HIV screening test and clinicians who conducted the test. The patients and clinicians were present at the dental hospital and clinics which were participating in the research project, between March and May 2010. Rapid oral HIV screening test is safe and efficient to the patients. It also demonstrated reliability to accuracy and confidentiality, and high recommendation to rapid oral HIV screening test. The clinician survey revealed high test convenience and high appraisal to patient satisfaction. In conclusion, if rapid oral HIV screening test becomes more common, patients will receive safe and convenient and high reliable HIV infection test, while clinicians will be able to create safe dental care environment.

Key Words: HIV;AIDS;Rapid oral HIV screening;