Main Content Dental visits can be stressful. Mastering stress, communication and behavior management in patients helps builds rapport: patients who feel heard and understood become
Main Content I. Definition Boucher OC defined an oral habit as a tendency towards an act or behavior that has become a repeated performance, which
Main Content Dentistry is so much about interacting; it’s about human behavior. Have you ever come across a patient who would walk into the operatory
The COVID-19 pandemic has almost certainly affected everyone. Lost lives, lost jobs, lost connections—nearly every facet of our society looks different roughly a year into
A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and of a virus-associated head and neck
The current COVID-19 pandemic has put a particular focus on the importance of breathing and lung function. For not yet determined reasons, children are at
Bright lights nearly blind you. A jackhammer rumbles in the distance. And suddenly, you’re falling backward while a masked individual hovers over your face, approaching
Child sex trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world, according to a two-year study by the University of Texas School of Social Work.
In the hustle and bustle of a busy day at a dental practice, dentists and dental teams often aren’t aware of some of their behaviors
The use of psychological techniques to communicate the risk of developing periodontal disease to patients improved dental hygiene over a three-month period during a study
Delta Dental of California and Royal Philips will partner to promote and improve oral health and wellness. Together, they will conduct research to build integrated
When a child sits in your chair, you expect to fix a cavity, not to see signs of abuse. But every year, more than 3.6 million
