ReviewDentistry journal2022
Maximizing Student Clinical Communication Skills in Dental Education-A Narrative Review.
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- An exploratory study of the use of artificial intelligence-based virtual patients to enhance dentist-patient communication training.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of a hybrid case-based learning and simulated clinical encounter model versus lecture-based learning in dental education.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Impact of teaching modality on soft skill development: Oral health literacy awareness skills assessed using standardized patient experiences.Journal of dental education · 2025Trial
- The Mediating Role of Communication in the Relationship Between Personality Type and Empathy Among Clinical Stage Dentistry Students.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- Evaluating Student Communication Skills in a Simulation Setting: A Trends Analysis.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- Predictors of Empathy in Dental Education: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Measurement Using the Jefferson Scale.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Article
- Transforming Dental Care Through Empathetic and Clear Communication: A Comprehensive Review and Implementation Framework.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- SCARLET: A custom artificial intelligence agent for practicing verbal patient communication skills.Journal of dental education · 2025Article
- Transforming Dental Education: Artificial Intelligence Simulation to Bridge Patient-Provider Communication Gaps.Journal of dental education · 2025Article
- A clinical audit of the comprehensive care dentistry model in the internship clinics of a dental school in Pakistan.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- The Communication Satisfaction of Geriatric Patients Treated by Dental Students and Dentists in a University Dental Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Preferred communication techniques by student-providers and patients during caries management in a teaching practice: a quality improvement study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Effects of a narrative medicine program on empathic ability of dental students: a comparative study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Understanding empathy and theory of mind in Romanian dental students for improved educational strategies.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Preparation of dental and nursing professionals within Swedish higher education: navigating to confidence in literacies and professional knowledge.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Strength of motivation of 1Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Transitioning to Private Dental Practice: An In-depth Exploration of Dental Graduates' Perspectives in Saudi Arabia.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Situational simulation teaching effectively improves dental students' non-operational clinical competency and objective structured clinical examination performance.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Dunning-Kruger Effects among Dental Students at an Academic Training Institution in UAE.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dental student training in clinical communication skills and behavioral aspects of treatment are lauded as clinically meaningful in the dental education literature. However, many dental school curricula still only provide didactic, one-time coursework with multiple choice examination assessment and little or no student skill-activating activities. This article aims to review literature relevant to optimizing clinical communication and behavioral skills in dental education. The review summarizes findings of several relevant reviews and usable models to focus on four themes: (1) special characteristics of dentistry relevant to communication skill needs, (2) essential components of dental student learning of communications skills, (3) clinical consultation guides or styles and (4) optimal curricular structure for communication learning effectiveness. Contexts of communications in the dental chair differ from medical and other allied health professions, given the current mostly dentist-dominant and patient-passive relationships. Patient-centered communication should be trained. Dental students need more practical learning in active listening and patient-centered skills including using role-play, videotaping and ultimately, real patient training. Medical consultation guides are often unwieldy and impractical in many dental contexts, so a shortened guide is proposed. Communication skills need to be learned and taught with the same rigor as other core dental skills over the entire course of the dental curriculum.
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