Gloves Off: How to stop sabotaging your patients' care with this "little" word

In dentistry, we tend to minimize our findings: “It’s only a little bleeding …” Dr. David Rice and Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, share tips on how to modify what we say so patients understand the need for treatment.
Feb. 7, 2023

As dental professionals, we tend to minimize our findings in a way medical professionals do not. Why is this, and what are some words we can use instead? Here are some great tips to increase dental patient acceptance.

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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.

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