Literature review of the undertaking of the Oral Rapid Test for the detection of HIV by the dental surgeon

Abstract

This article sought to identify articles published on the action of the dentist in the application of the Oral Rapid HIV Test (ORHT). The search was undertaken from October 2018 to August 2019, and investigated the databases PubMed, Cochrane, Lilacs e Scopus, from articles published in the English language during the period from 2015 to 2019. Altogether 89 bibliographical references were found, after repetitions and articles that did not deal with the subject were eliminated, a total of 11 remained for analysis. Five articles reported the direct clinical action of the dentist and the remainder dealt with research on the oral rapid test. The studies showed how the dentist may contribute meaningfully to public health by the identification of persons infected with HIV.