Gloves Off: Try this instead of talking down to patients

Jan. 17, 2023
As we are educating patients about their oral health, they may think we're talking down to them. Dr. David Rice and Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, share strategies we can use to nag less and in turn get more patients on board.
David R. Rice, DDS, Chief editor

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in being clinical "experts" that we forget patients are their own experts. As we are telling our patients what they should be doing and "educating" them about their oral health, they may be thinking, "Don't talk down to me!" In this episode of Gloves Off, Dr. David Rice and Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, talk about some strategies we can use to nag less—and get more patients on board instead.

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Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles and subscribe to Through the Loupes.