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Published in: Current Oral Health Reports 3/2020

01-09-2020 | Periodontal Treatment | Systemic Diseases (N Buduneli, Section Editor)

Communication Skills of the Clinician and Patient Motivation in Dental Practice

Author: Nurcan Buduneli

Published in: Current Oral Health Reports | Issue 3/2020

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This review examines the current literature on the importance and role of communication skills of the clinician for patient motivation. Moreover, methods for teaching communication skills to the dental students are discussed.

Recent Findings

Good relationship between the clinician and the patient is essential for not only establishing mutual trust and satisfaction but also obtaining better clinical outcomes from the periodontal treatment.

Summary

Competency in communication skills for dental practitioners can be gained within the dental curriculum, and this will provide more sustainable benefits from the periodontal treatment. There is a clear need for development of specific models for gaining good communication skills within the context of periodontal treatment, and such models are to be implemented in the dental curriculum.
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Metadata
Title
Communication Skills of the Clinician and Patient Motivation in Dental Practice
Author
Nurcan Buduneli
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Current Oral Health Reports / Issue 3/2020
Electronic ISSN: 2196-3002
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40496-020-00273-3

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