TABLE 2—
Dentists’ Attitudes Toward HIV Testing in Dental Setting, by Dentists’ Characteristics: American Dental Association Survey Center, 2010–2011
| Overall |
Willing to Offer HIV Testing |
Believes HIV Testing Part of Dental Role |
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| Dentists’ Characteristics | No. | % (Weighted) | % (Weighted) | P | % (Weighted) | P |
| Overall | 1802 | 56.7 | 40.0 | |||
| Age, y | ||||||
| 20–30 | 40 | 2.1 | 74.2 | .2 | 43.8 | .55 |
| 31–40 | 289 | 16.9 | 55.1 | 34.1 | ||
| 41–50 | 423 | 22.7 | 64.4 | 42.3 | ||
| 51–60 | 611 | 34.5 | 55.8 | 39.7 | ||
| 61–70 | 232 | 19.2 | 65.2 | 44.7 | ||
| ≥ 71 | 83 | 4.6 | 58.5 | 46.6 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1347 | 78.3 | 58.7 | .2 | 41.0 | .72 |
| Female | 439 | 21.7 | 64.5 | 39.5 | ||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1298 | 78.6 | 57.8 | .04 | 37.6 | < .001 |
| Hispanic | 106 | 4.2 | 75.8 | 66.2 | ||
| African American | 93 | 3.5 | 76.5 | 68.4 | ||
| Asian American | 264 | 14.2 | 65.2 | 46.1 | ||
| Other | 84 | 2.9 | 70.1 | 56.7 | ||
| Year of DDS or DMD degree | ||||||
| Before 1970 | 128 | 7.3 | 53 | .88 | 45.7 | .92 |
| 1970–1979 | 444 | 25.0 | 60.2 | 39.9 | ||
| 1980–1989 | 581 | 33.6 | 61.2 | 41.6 | ||
| 1990–1999 | 335 | 17.5 | 61.3 | 38.7 | ||
| ≥ 2000 | 279 | 16.6 | 59.8 | 39.9 | ||
| Dental setting | ||||||
| Private solo | 1063 | 30.0 | 59.7 | .88 | 40.8 | .72 |
| Private group | 465 | 65.4 | 60.7 | 39.7 | ||
| Public health | 194 | 0.3 | 73.1 | 54.2 | ||
| Other | 80 | 4.3 | 62.3 | 46.1 | ||
| Medicaid patients | ||||||
| None | 1236 | 71.6 | 58.4 | .16 | 38.8 | .06 |
| ≥ 1 | 528 | 28.4 | 64.1 | 46.4 | ||
| Currently offer HIV oral or blood rapid test | ||||||
| No | 1788 | 99.3 | 56.7 | 39.9 | .03 | |
| Yes | 14 | 0.35 | NA | 67.6 | ||
| Had patients whom they knew had HIV/AIDS (in past 5 y) | ||||||
| No | 584 | 33.0 | 57.1 | .24 | 38.8 | .42 |
| Yes | 1218 | 67.0 | 61.6 | 41.8 | ||
| Importance of all persons 13 y and older getting HIV tested at least once | ||||||
| Not important | 200 | 12.0 | 34.2 | < .001 | 16.5 | < .001 |
| Somewhat unimportant | 410 | 24.6 | 52.8 | 30.6 | ||
| Somewhat important | 747 | 42.4 | 64.7 | 41.0 | ||
| Important | 423 | 20.9 | 74.3 | 65.6 | ||
| Ever recommended HIV testing to a patient | ||||||
| No | 1419 | 82.4 | 58.4 | .02 | 36.7 | < .001 |
| Yes | 342 | 17.6 | 69.7 | 59.4 | ||
| Familiar with CDC’s 2006 Revised Recommendations | ||||||
| No | 1505 | 88.3 | 59.7 | .51 | 39.6 | .06 |
| Yes | 241 | 11.7 | 63.4 | 49.4 | ||
| Patients will accept HIV test in dental setting | ||||||
| Disagree | 1455 | 83.3 | 54.4 | < .001 | 32.9 | < .001 |
| Agree | 325 | 16.7 | 86.8 | 78.0 | ||
| If they were to offer testing, colleagues’ perceptions of them would improve | ||||||
| Disagree | 930 | 58.5 | 47.6 | < .001 | 26.2 | < .001 |
| Agree | 806 | 41.5 | 80 | 62.6 | ||
| If they were to offer testing, patients’ perceptions of them would improve | ||||||
| Disagree | 777 | 50.5 | 45.2 | < .001 | 21.2 | < .001 |
| Agree | 957 | 49.5 | 76.6 | 61.3 | ||
| If they were to offer testing, would be concerned about negative reactions from their patients | ||||||
| Disagree | 618 | 32.9 | 75.2 | < .001 | 58.8 | < .001 |
| Agree | 1142 | 67.1 | 53.8 | 32.8 | ||
| Training received in HIV testing and counseling | ||||||
| None | 1189 | 70.6 | 57.9 | .26 | 37.6 | .04 |
| < 1 h | 258 | 12.5 | 67.4 | 46.1 | ||
| 1–4 h | 212 | 10.8 | 68.9 | 53.0 | ||
| 5–8 h | 58 | 3.0 | 56.1 | 43.4 | ||
| > 8 h | 60 | 3.2 | 60 | 54.8 | ||
| Clinical knowledge of HIV disease | ||||||
| None or limited | 304 | 17.4 | 56.6 | .83 | 37.7 | .01 |
| Moderate | 765 | 43.9 | 60.6 | 35.6 | ||
| Good | 612 | 33.3 | 61.2 | 48.4 | ||
| Excellent | 109 | 5.4 | 61.6 | 44.9 | ||
| Had some training on management of HIV in dental school | ||||||
| No | 1053 | 59.8 | 59.4 | .64 | 42.4 | .32 |
| Yes | 728 | 40.2 | 61.2 | 38.7 | ||
Note. CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DDS = doctor of dental science or surgery; DMD = doctor of dental medicine; NA = not applicable.