TY - JOUR
T1 - BeSiDe time to move behavior support in dentistry from an art to a science
T2 - A position paper from the BeSiDe (Behavior Support in Dentistry) Group
AU - Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin
AU - Newton, Tim
AU - Daly, Blánaid
AU - Limeres Posse, Jacobo
AU - Hosey, Marie Therese
AU - Yarascavitch, Carilynne
AU - MacAuley, Yvonne
AU - Buchanan, Heather
AU - Nunn, June
AU - Freeman, Ruth
AU - Stirling, Chris
AU - Healy, Olive
AU - Asimakopoulou, Koula
N1 - Funding Information:
Open access funding provided by IReL.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Special Care in Dentistry published by Special Care Dentistry Association and Wiley Periodicals LLC
PY - 2022/1/5
Y1 - 2022/1/5
N2 - Aims: To share the need for agreement in terminology around how people are supported to receive dental care.Method: In this position paper, we make the case for a shift in behavior support in dentistry from an art to a science.Results: We outline why we need agreement on the definition of behavior support across dentistry, agreement on underlying theory, aims and values, and why we need agreement on terms for specific techniques.Conclusions: We share how patients and dental teams can benefit through better science, education and practice of dental behaviour support.
AB - Aims: To share the need for agreement in terminology around how people are supported to receive dental care.Method: In this position paper, we make the case for a shift in behavior support in dentistry from an art to a science.Results: We outline why we need agreement on the definition of behavior support across dentistry, agreement on underlying theory, aims and values, and why we need agreement on terms for specific techniques.Conclusions: We share how patients and dental teams can benefit through better science, education and practice of dental behaviour support.
KW - behavior management
KW - hospital dentistry
KW - pediatric dentistry
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U2 - 10.1111/scd.12634
DO - 10.1111/scd.12634
M3 - Article
C2 - 34323293
SN - 0275-1879
VL - 42
SP - 28
EP - 31
JO - Special Care in Dentistry
JF - Special Care in Dentistry
IS - 1
ER -