Behavioural sciences for dentistry / Gerry Humphris, Margaret Ling.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2000.Description: 160p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780443051906 (pbk.) :
- 0443051909 (pbk)
- 617.60019 HUM
- RK53 .H85 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction--PART 1: The dental practice: setting the scene:- 2. Attending the dentist -- 3. Expectations of the consultation -- 4. The dental team -- 5.The social context of dental care for elderly people--PART 2: Enabling contact between patient and dental staff:- 6. Using communication skills -- 7. Managing patient anxiety--PART 3: Psychosocial factors and oral health:- 8. Psychosocial factors in the aetiology of oral health problems -- 9. Psychosocial reactions and oral health disorders -- 10. Health education and health promotion -- 11. Research in dental behavioural science.
This text offers a basis to encourage consideration of other influences upon oral health apart from the more traditional approaches. It identifies the patient and psychosocial factors as areas in which behavioural science can assist.