Dental Insurance Healthcare – HIV
HIV and Your Dental and Oral Health Care.
It is imperative to have regular oral health check-ups with your dentist for people that have HIV. Compromised immune systems will generally have the first symptoms in their mouth. In a study by Kevin C Heslin of UCLA in 2001, it was reported that 90% of people living with HIV have at least one dental manifestation of the disease. The study also stated that any HIV Health care entity that does not provide dental care as a part of their program is not meeting the needs of their patients. So the importance of good dental care in managing HIV is evident.