British dental journal
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Following wide consultation in 1991 on how to meet the requirement for out-of-hours emergency service provision, Kent Family Health Services Authority established three emergency dental clinics. The sites chosen were in or adjacent to District General Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments. ⋯ Drugs, if required, are dispensed directly and, where appropriate, NHS charges levied. On average, each operator works once every 3 months.
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British dental journal · Jan 1996
Dentists practising in Lothian treat HIV seropositive patients: is this a resolution of conflict or a case of Hobson's choice?
Dentists are now required to treat HIV-positive patients in their practices. Dentists working in high HIV prevalence areas treat HIV seropositive patients but what affects this treatment decision? The aim of this study is to investigate the role of conflict with regard to treatment decisions. ⋯ Two hundred and fifteen questionnaires were returned giving a valid response rate of 60%. The findings of this study would support the view that dentists are able to use their scientific knowledge which reduces anxieties and assists in the resolution of their conflict with regard to the treatment of HIV seropositive patients.