The psychology of dental patient care: Strategies for motivating the non-compliant patient

TY - JOUR

T1 - The psychology of dental patient care:

T2 - Strategies for motivating the non-compliant patient

AU - Freeman, Ruth

PY - 1999/9/25

Y1 - 1999/9/25

N2 - Both the dental health professional and the patient are responsible for the patient's failure to act on advice, the subsequent failure of treatment and worsening oral health. This paper looks at what can cause the failure and suggests various new ways of helping a previously non-compliant patient maintain their oral health.

AB - Both the dental health professional and the patient are responsible for the patient's failure to act on advice, the subsequent failure of treatment and worsening oral health. This paper looks at what can cause the failure and suggests various new ways of helping a previously non-compliant patient maintain their oral health.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0033603942

U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800266

DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800266

M3 - Article

C2 - 10589134

AN - SCOPUS:0033603942

SN - 0007-0610

VL - 187

SP - 307

EP - 312

JO - British Dental Journal

JF - British Dental Journal

IS - 6

ER -