26 Years of Being Your Internet HIV/AIDS Oral Healthcare Resource

Due to the advancements in HIV screening, treatment, and care, those living with HIV are living long, full lives.  Older adults living with HIV represent the largest age group of people living with HIV.

In 2021, there were 441,259 people aged 55 and older living with HIV, representing 41% of the U.S. population living with HIV.

Older adults living with HIV face additional challenges related to treatment given age-related  chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, lung disease, obesity, and more. Stigma stemming from isolation due to a lack of social support and/or illness may also prevent older individuals from accessing HIV-related health care or disclosing their HIV status.

Treating Patients Living with HIV+

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Dr. David Reznik, DDS | Director of Oral Health, Grady Health System

In 2019, HHS released a new initiative known as the Plan to End the HIV Epidemic. Understanding this plan and the roll that the dental profession can play in helping patients stay engaged in care and referring or providing HIV screening are important to ensure success. Oral health is an integral component of primary care. As stated in the Surgeon General’s report: “Oral Health in America”, one cannot be healthy without oral health.

Join Dr. David Reznik, Director of the Oral Health Center of Grady Health System’s Infectious Disease Program, for a 1-hour webinar covering information on the important role of the oral health care team regarding the overall well-being of people with HIV (PWH).

Recording: HIV Discrimination, Privacy and Confidentiality: Impact on the Delivery of Oral Healthcare New England AIDS Education and Training Center | January 11, 2022
Speakers
Helene Bednarsh, BS, RDH, MPH Dental Director NEAETC Vice President, HIV Dental Alliance	David Reznik, DDS President, HIV Dental Alliance

A recording of the webinar and presentation slides are available.

Click “Register” to access the recording and slides.