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Objectives: Discriminatory attitudes (DA) of dental surgeons towards PLWHIV may hinder their access to oral health care. The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with the discriminatory attitudes of dentists towards PLHIV in Côte d’Ivoire.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on a randomly selected sample of dentists in Abidjan.

Oral epidemiological profile of patients attending public oral health services in Haut Sassandra region, in Côte d'Ivoire.

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the type of care that can be achieved and the epidemiological profile of patients attending the 3 public dental practices in the Haut-Sassandra region, in Côte d'Ivoire. The data collection concerned socio-demographic characteristics, reason for consultation, oral hygiene, dental condition, malocclusions and the availability of equipment for the performance of procedures. The 400 patients observed (51.

Notification of HIV status disclosure and its related factors in HIV-infected adolescents in 2009 in the Aconda program (CePReF, CHU Yopougon) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, The PRADO-CI Study.

Introduction: We studied the frequency of documentation of disclosure of HIV status in medical charts and its correlates among HIV-infected adolescents in 2009, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: The PRADO-CI is a cross-sectional study aimed at studying HIV-infected adolescents' social, psychological, and behavioural difficulties and their determinants in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. In this study, we present specific analyses on disclosure.

The efficacy of R-Endo rotary NiTi and stainless-steel hand instruments to remove gutta-percha and Resilon.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of the R-Endo rotary nickel titanium instrumentation system and hand instrumentation to remove gutta-percha or Resilon from root canals.

Methodology: Eighty single-rooted teeth with straight canals were selected, the pulp chamber was opened, and the canals prepared to a size 30, 0.04 taper.

[Inquiry into the oral follow-up of diabetic patients: knowledge and application of the recommendations of the Haute Autorité de Santé].

In 1999, the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) issued recommendations on the follow-up in France of diabetic patients. It recommends at least an annual dental examination with special attention on the periodontal environment. The results of studies suggest that recommendations on the monitoring of oral diabetes are few or not implemented.