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- Title
Attitude toward dental communication skills among students in a south indian dental college.
- Authors
Prakash, T.; Philip, Jacob Mathew; Abraham, Helen Mary; Venkatakrishnan, C. J.; Chandran, Chitra R.
- Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess and compare the dental student's attitude toward dental communication skills among students in a South Indian dental college. Objectives: The treatment planning and the patient satisfaction mostly depend on the effective communication between the doctor and the patients. Hence, the main objectives of our study were to assess the attitude of dental students toward dental communication skills. Materials and Methods: Dental undergraduate students were asked to complete a questionnaire to assess the dental student's attitude toward communication skill. Demographic data were also included in the study. Result: The results indicated that the students generally have positive attitudes toward learning effective dental communication skills. Conclusion: Dental communication skill should be a part of the dental curriculum to enhance the doctor-patient communication, which leads to better treatment outcomes.
- Subjects
STUDENT attitudes; COMMUNICATION; DENTAL schools; DENTAL education; PHYSICIAN-patient relations
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 8, p1493
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article