ReviewBritish dental journal2016
Risk communication in the dental practice.
Review in British dental journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Differences in understanding of explanations and risk perception between dental staff and patients: a questionnaire study at a university hospital.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Point-of-Care Biomarker Monitoring of Treatment Efficacy: Changes in Mouthrinse Active Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) Concentrations Following Periodontal Anti-Infective Treatment.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- A study of dentists' explanations and patient-dentist communication among older adults in Japan.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Oral Care Needs Amongst Disadvantaged Migrants in France.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Final year dental students' perception and practice of professionalism and ethical attitude in ten Sudanese dental schools: A cross-sectional survey.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
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Abstract
The communication of risk in dental settings is a routine task that most clinicians are familiar with in their clinical encounters. However, work from medical settings has suggested that using this process in order to support health behaviour change in people may well be undermined by difficulties in understanding risk information, in presenting the information in a way that is clearly understood by the recipient and in the effects that such information may have for supporting further health behaviours by patients. This paper synthesises literature in the area that addresses these issues and explores approaches dental care professionals might consider when communicating risks in the dental surgery.
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