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a National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2290, USA
Key Words: diagnostic • saliva • point-of-care
Address for correspondence: Lawrence A. Tabak, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 31 Center Drive, Rm. 2C39, MSC 2290, Bethesda, MD 20892-2290. Voice: 301-496-3571; fax: 301-402-2185. tabakl{at}mail.nih.gov
In this succinct review, I delineate a case supporting point-of-care (POC) diagnostics to provide a brief outline of why oral fluid/saliva–based POC offer several advantages over more traditional blood-based tests and conclude with a focused overview of the ethical, legal, and social implications of more widespread access to oral fluid/saliva–based POC diagnostics.
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