Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing in Dental Health Care-Its Implementation and the Advancement of Public Health

Given the emergence of rapid oral diagnostic testing for HIV infection from oral fluid and the frequency with which Americans seek dental care, dentistry ought to be at the forefront of screening for HIV infection as part of its standard care. This paper thus discusses hw routine opt-out screeening for HIV infection can be implemented in another health care setting, the dental clinic, thereby aligning dentistry and medicine in the advancement of public health. Adapted from the source document.