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Oral manifestations of endocrine disorders may lead to early diagnosis and proper treatment of these disorders. In addition, many of these patients need special care in dental office; therefore, it is mandatory for dentists to be familiar with oral manifestations of these disorders regarding diagnosis and observing the special care they require. To date no study has been performed on the knowledge of dentists about oral manifestations of endocrine disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of dentists in Esfahan about oral manifestations of endocrine disorders.
This descriptive‒analytical study was performed on 94 general dental practitioners in Esfahan in 2015‒2016. A 20-score self-made questioner with a Cronbach's alpha value of 2 was used. Data were analyzed with t-test using SPSS (α = 0.05).
The mean knowledge score of the subjects was 11.138 ± 3.23, which was significantly less than the maximum score (p value The knowledge of dentists about the oral manifestations of endocrine disorders was significantly less than what was expected. It seems it is necessary to include oral manifestations of endocrine disorders in the syllabus of dental schools and in continuous dental education programs.

A considerable number of patients infected with HIV also have mental health problems. Individual psychotherapy is an effective way to treat these issues. Lack of social acceptance is a barrier to patients receiving proper medication and emotional/psychological support.. The purpose of this study was to examine the individual factors of social acceptance in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus..Patients and Fifty HIV-infected patients who were registered in the Behavioral Consultation Center entered the study. Each of them filled out a questionnaire based on the Crown-Marlow social acceptance scale. Their answers were evaluated according to the questionnaire key.. Forty-five patients (90%) were male and five (10%) were female. Their ages ranged between 28 and 52 years old. Other variables researched in this study include patients’ age, sex, education, occupation, place of living, marital status, family history of HIV, and family history of psychological disorders. Employed patients experienced more social acceptance than housewives and people who were unemployed or retired.. This study showed that HIV-infected patients with jobs enjoy a great deal of acceptance from the people around them and a higher quality of life in general. It also led to suggestions for further study with the purpose of finding more effective solutions for HIV prevention and better strategies for dealing with psychological disorders. Such research could also help in providing an enhanced understanding of the potential psychological impact that AIDS has on patients in Iran..