Book Title: Communication Essentials in Dentistry

Subtitle: An introduction to communication essentials for novice student dental practitioners on initial clinical placements involving medically complex patients.

Authors: Sowmya Shetty; Wei Chen; Raewyn Huang; Wei Qi Zhang; and Jessica Zachar

Book Description: Early clinical placements in dentistry occur in year 3 for BDSc hons students at the University of Queensland. Currently these are all in a Queensland Health facility. The students have traditionally found the initial weeks confronting as they are often managing complex medically compromised patients. Whilst ideally the students should manage medically fit patients for simple examinations and routine dental work, the reality of clinical placements is that often the public health setting will mean the inexperienced early clinical student will be managing routine dental work for complex patients. This resource is an introduction to communication essentials for novice student dental practitioners experiencing, initial clinical placements involving medically complex patients. It covers the basics of communication, elements of effective patient dentist interactions, tips for building rapport and fostering relationships to elicit detailed medical information, introduction to consent and record keeping, communicating with dental and inter professional teams, the principles of prescription writing, and an overview of specific medical conditions that routinely affect dental management of the patient. The learning material is complimented by case studies that explore the interactions expected, dental implications and a brief introduction to clinical management of these patients.

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Book Information

Authors

Sowmya Shetty; Wei Chen; Raewyn Huang; Wei Qi Zhang; and Jessica Zachar

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Subject

Dentistry

Metadata

Title
Communication Essentials in Dentistry
Authors
Sowmya Shetty; Wei Chen; Raewyn Huang; Wei Qi Zhang; and Jessica Zachar
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Communication Essentials in Dentistry Copyright © 2024 by The University of Queensland is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Dentistry
Additional Subject(s)
Interpersonal communication and skills
Institution
University of Queensland
Publisher
The University of Queensland
Publication Date
May 14, 2024
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.14264/34632ee
Ebook ISBN
978-1-74272-378-5