Things to communicate with patients before starting any dental procedure

Dental
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There are 5 very basic but very important things to communicate with your patient which will not only put themselves at ease but will also develop a trustworthy relationship between the doctor and patient.

  • What procedure you’re doing and why
  • Approximately how long the procedure will take
  • What they might experience during the procedure
  • When and how to signal any discomfort experienced during the procedure
  • Briefing about the post operative symptoms

Golden rule : clear communication = smoother procedure + happier patients.

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Yes, To add to this giving them an idea about the cost when it comes to fixed or removable appliances or rct.

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The practice of giving written document to the patients is sorely missing in India. This happened at a famous dental chain that I witnessed. They did a procedure and gave no paper/ document to the patient related to what was done.

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