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Communication, body language and dental anxiety
1Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, The Queen's University of Belfast.
Dental Update
|September 1, 1992
Summary
Dental patient anxiety and dental professional stress are significant issues. Improving communication strategies can help dentists anticipate difficult situations, reduce patient fear, and manage their own occupational stress.
Area of Science:
- Dental Psychology
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Dental fear is a common issue in dental practice.
- Increased demands on dental teams contribute to rising occupational stress.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore communication strategies for managing patient anxiety.
- To identify methods for reducing dentist occupational stress.
Main Methods:
- Review of communication techniques in dentistry.
- Analysis of factors contributing to patient and dentist stress.
Main Results:
- Effective communication can identify and mitigate challenging clinical scenarios.
- Proactive communication is key to managing patient anxiety.
Conclusions:
- Dentists should focus on communication to preemptively address patient anxiety.
- Improving communication can alleviate both patient fear and dental team stress.