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This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic, educational and professional characteristics of dentists working in the Northern Brazilian region and to identify the level of knowledge of these health professionals in relation to the care and management of PLWH using a digital form. Methods: This cross-sectional study was population-based among dentists and was conducted between July and December 2021. A total of 396 dentists were invited using the \u201csnowball\u201d sampling technique and received an anonymous digital form (Google\u00ae Forms platform) composed of four blocks of dichotomous and multiple-choice questions. After signing the informed consent form, dentists were divided into seven groups according to the amount of time that had passed (in years) since they had completed their bachelor\u2019s degree in dentistry. A total of 25 questions referring to sociodemographic, educational and professional factors and knowledge about the dental care of PLWH were asked, and all data were presented as descriptive percentages and then analyzed using the Kappa test. Results: The average age was 31.9 years, and the states of Par\u00e1 and Amazonas presented better knowledge about the dental care of PLWH. Dental prostheses (62\/381-16.3%), orthodontics (57\/381-15%) and periodontics (56\/381-14.7%) were the most cited dental specialties, and demographic, professional and epidemiological characteristics showed a statistically significant difference regarding knowledge (&lt;0.0001). Conclusions: The knowledge of dentists in Northern Brazil is partially high, although there is some lack of knowledge about the dental care of PLWH.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph20196847","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,28]],"date-time":"2023-09-28T01:51:14Z","timestamp":1695865874000},"page":"6847","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Digital Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Preparedness of Dentists towards Providing Dental Treatment to People Living with HIV in Northern Brazil"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0312-0553","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ricardo Roberto de Souza","family":"Fonseca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"},{"name":"Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6986-1309","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rog\u00e9rio Valois","family":"Laurentino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvio Augusto Fernandes de","family":"Menezes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Dentistry, University Center of State of Para, Belem 66060-575, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4888-3530","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aldemir Branco","family":"Oliveira-Filho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Study and Research Group on Vulnerable Populations, Institute for Coastal Studies, Federal University of Para, Belem 68600-000, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paula Cristina Rodrigues","family":"Frade","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tropical Medicine Nucleus, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roberta Pimentel de","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Dentistry, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4571-4715","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luiz Fernando Almeida","family":"Machado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"},{"name":"Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belem 66075-110, PA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"71","DOI":"10.1590\/S1806-83242012000700011","article-title":"Oral health in Brazil: The challenges for dental health care models","volume":"26","author":"Chaves","year":"2012","journal-title":"Braz. 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