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dental dams

How does a woman use a dental dam when having sex with another woman? I knowwhat they look like, but I have no idea how to use one. Can you give adescriptive answer?...
Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Hi. Thank you for your question. A dental dam is a 6 inch by 6 inch pieceof latex that is normally used in dentistry for various dental procedures. Several years ago, it was suggested that these can be used to prevent thetransmission of HIV and... Read more »

Dental dam and or seran wrap for oral sex on female

Basically, this girls boyfriend is going on vacation and so i get to replace him for a while(i know... Read more »

Oral sex and dental hygene?

OK, there seems to be a lot going around on this topic right now, so I'll try to keep this... Read more »
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sexual Practices and Dental Dam Use Among Women Prisoners -- A Mixed Methods Study

For more than a decade, dental dams have been distributed to protect female inmates against HIV and STDs in some Canadian and Australian prisons. The authors noted, "However, we do not know whether they serve any useful public health purpose." They... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Colorado: Dentist's Office Gives, Brings Smiles to Patients Living With HIV/AIDS

The Howard Dental Center (HDC) on Capitol Hill in Denver has been serving the dental needs of people with HIV/AIDS since 1994. Its name honors Dr. John Howard, a dentist who treated seropositive patients before his 1988 death from AIDS at age 55.... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dental Clinic in Wyoming Offers HIV Testing

The Dental Services program at the Community Health Center of Central Wyoming began offering HIV testing in April 2005. It has since become a model for other dental practices across the country that would like to do the same. "You give a whole... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Dental Clinic for People Living With HIV/AIDS Opens in Uganda

Uganda's first dental clinic for people living with HIV/AIDS opened last week at an HIV/AIDS medical center near the capital, Kampala, Uganda's New Vision reports. The $18,000 clinic was funded by the British High Commission, and the charity... Read more »
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Dental Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
What are Dental Symptoms ? and what kind of chills do ppl get when they are infected with HIV ? Read more »

Free dental?

Posted by Benders, 1 Reply
I heard you get free dental in the uk if you have the hiv, does anyone know how true this is? Read more »

discount dental plan helped

Posted by drk9ght
the reason for this post is to hopefully help someone
the way a friend of mine was helped and get the word
out about this excellend dental plan.

my friend tom was in a great deal of pain, he needed to have
to wisdom teeth extracted, but he didn't have... Read more »

Dental Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
What are Dental Symptoms ? jaw pain or tooth aches ? Read more »

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