Google Hangout Video
Interviewee: Daniel Lopez, RDH
Daniel Lopez is a dental hygienist currently working at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York. He has extensive training in the management and treatment of HIV/AIDs patients.
Topic
We discuss how Daniel’s current position is different (and the same in many ways) from a typical private practice dental hygiene position. We then we get into the basics, and some misconceptions, of managing and treating HIV/AIDs patients in the dental office.
Recommended resources
Treatment Planning and Ongoing Treatment
Pacific Protocols for the Dental Management of Patients with HIV disease
NeutraSal rinse to treat oral mucositis and xerostomia
Good summary on asymptomatic shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2