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Volume 16 (4)
Volume 16, Issue 4, Fall 1996 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1996; 16(3):215-224
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Donald Sadowsky, DDS, MPh, PhD Carol Kunzel, PhD A b s t r a c t There is ample evidence of problems of access to oral health care for HIV+ people. This situation is particularly unfortunate because of the importance of absence of infection in people who are immunocompromised and because oral manifestations of HIV infection are important markers of the progress of the disease. An experimental intervention protocol designed to increase access to oral health care for people who are HIV+ is described. The interventions used theoretical perspectives associated with cognitive constructions of anxiety and avoidance and with social learning theory. The interventions combined educational and cognitive behavioral techniques including reframing and modeling. Although there was some preliminary evidence of a positive effect among younger dentists, unanticipated problems associated with the complexity of the research design compromised the effectiveness of the interventions. Explanations for the absence of positive findings are supplied, as well as suggestions for implementing successful educational interventions intended to induce behavioral change. Keywords: Dentists; dentistry; educational intervention; HIV+ persons; oral health care |
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