ArticleJournal of the American Dental Association (1939)2015
What about narrative dentistry?
Article in Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Advantages of Combined Multiple-Case Teaching and Narrative Medicine Teaching Methods in Orthognathic Surgery.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Developing and Evaluating a New Preclinical Curriculum with Focus on Prevention in Dentistry.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Effects of a narrative medicine program on empathic ability of dental students: a comparative study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- An Overview of Dentist-Patient Communication in Quality Dental Care.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Strategies for Effective Dentist-Patient Communication: A Literature Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Using storytelling to improve student experience of outreach placements.British dental journal · 2020Article
- How can we provide person-centred dental care?British dental journal · 2017Article
- Understanding emotionally relevant situations in primary dental practice. 3. Emerging narratives.British dental journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
background and overviewNarrative medicine strives toward a humanized form of medicine in which empathy and the ability to listen are developed with the same emphasis as scientific rigor. We hypothesize that the adoption of narrative medicine in dentistry would be an excellent method to cultivate the philosophy behind the emerging clinical concept of patient-centered dentistry.
conclusionsReading literary works, reflective writing, and creative writing would sensitize practitioners to the daily lives of people, human uniqueness, and alterity. Narrative dentistry could lead to more empathic and self-aware practices, and improve dental professionals' observational abilities by making them more perceptive and more attentive to image, metaphor, and meaning. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The introduction of narrative dentistry would enrich the clinical clerkship of dentists by bringing the often-missing humanities to the dental professional, academic, and scientific environment.
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