Andrew Gilliver and Clare Marshall explain why dental professionals need to be LGBT aware. … [Read more...]
Having pride in your practice
A multicenter, multidisciplinary evaluation of 1701 healthcare professional students’ LGBT cultural competency: Comparisons between dental, medical, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and social work students
Background Efforts to characterize healthcare professional students’ lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) cultural competency are necessary to recommend educational initiatives. Very few studies have evaluated LGBT cultural competency across multiple healthcare disciplines, and no known studies have included students of other healthcare … [Read more...]
Substance Use, General Health and Health Literacy as Predictors of Oral Health in Emerging Adult Sexual Minority Men of Color: A Secondary Data Analysis
There is limited evidence surrounding oral health in emerging adult, sexual minority men of color. This study examined the association between sociodemographic factors, health literacy, cigarette, e-cigarette, and alcohol use on oral health outcomes. Secondary data analysis was conducted with 322 sexual minority men ages 18–34 in the United States. … [Read more...]
Include-integrate-involve: Deciphering oral healthcare providers’ professional demeanor towards sexual and gender minority cohorts in a metropolitan city of western India Author links open overlay panel
Objectives The Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) have been subject to disparities in healthcare. This study gauges and compares the demeanor of oral health task force in privately-funded and government-funded dental schools of India towards SGM cohorts. Study design A descriptive, cross-sectional, point prevalent study was conducted … [Read more...]
How can we improve uptake of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for transgender individuals?
Transgender people, i.e., those whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth, have been shown to be disproportionately affected by HIV. Transgender women have an estimated global HIV prevalence of 19.1%, a rate consistently higher than almost any other key population [1]. In the USA, the vast majority of transgender … [Read more...]
Effects of Mirtazapine for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance Methamphetamine use is increasingly prevalent and associated with HIV transmission. A previous phase 2a study of mirtazapine demonstrated reductions in methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men. Objective To determine the efficacy of mirtazapine for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder and … [Read more...]
Access to health services: Barriers faced by the transgender population in India
Objective: To critically appraise the literature characterizing unique health needs, barriers to access healthcare services and propose research as well as programmatic priorities for interventions to overcome them. Method: Using scoping review, we appraised peer-reviewed published studies and gray literature from three databases, PubMed, … [Read more...]
Oral Sex Knowledge and Experience of Transgender Youth: An Opportunity for Dental Education
Recent evidence suggests that, when compared to their cisgender counterparts, transgender youth exhibit more unsafe sexual behavior that may elevate their risk for sexually transmitted infections. The aim of this study was to better understand what transgender youth know about oral sex, related consequences, and mechanisms of protection and where … [Read more...]