Exploring the Opinion of Bulgarian Dentists and Students of Dental Medicine About the Role of Communication in the Treatment of “Difficult Patients” in the Dental Practice

Volume 1 - Issue 5

Vesela Aleksandrova*

Received: October 10, 2018;   Published: October 22, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/SJPBS.2018.01.000121

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Abstract

Communication is a common subject in a variety of scientific disciplines and in medicine it means building a doctor - patient relationship, listening, gaining trust, empathy [1-3]. In recent years the reasons have been investigated why a patient follows a given dental therapy. The role of communication used during dental treatment - verbal and non-verbal - is the basis of these studies. Often in dental practice there are the so-called “difficult patients”. Their treatment is defined as a stress factor in everyday practice and a challenge for the dentist [1]. The dentist requires a special approach with these types of patients in order to have strong communication with the patient and to facilitate better therapeutic results and satisfaction with the treatment [3-5]. The aim of this study is to investigate the opinion of Bulgarian dental practitioners and dental students regarding the role of communication in the treatment of “difficult patients.”

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