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VIP smile leads the industry as a private dental practice in the nation to offer rapid HIV tests. Leading Dental Industry Pioneer Dr. Catrise Austin, DDS promotes awareness of the OraQuick ADVANCE ® Rapid HIV-antibody test. NEW YORK, NY VIP Smiles, Dr. Catrise Austin, DDS, announced today, include the availability of the OraQuick ADVANCE ® Rapid HIV-antibody test in her office in Manhattan. VIP smile is the first New York-based private dental practice certified and trained to offer the testing, which can be administered as a screening test during the regular dental examinations. The test provides results within 20 minutes. The oral cavity is one of several places where HIV infection is found, the dentists have a unique opportunity for rapid HIV testing in their daily practice to take over, “said Dr. Austin. Were proud to offer the first local private practice of OraQuick ADVANCE ® test, and with the New York State Department of Health weve partners to create awareness and promote its benefits. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 1 1 million people in the United States are infected with HIV and not know it 232 700. To combat the spread of HIV and to raise awareness of the importance of knowing ones status to be tested and to have doctors begun to implement innovative new approaches to HIV and convenient. The OraQuick ADVANCE ® Rapid HIV-antibody test, now used in a growing number of dental schools and clinics throughout the . . .