Motivational Interviewing for Dentists and Dental Hygienists

von Jason R Krick

150 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Your patients already know they should floss, quit smoking, reduce sugar, or keep their periodontal appointments. So why doesn't simply telling them work?Motivational Interviewing for Dentists and Dental Hygienists shows you how to move beyond repetitive advice and have patient-centered conversations that help patients uncover their own reasons for change.Built specifically around the realities of dental practice, this practical guide translates motivational interviewing into techniques you can use during hygiene recalls, periodontal visits, treatment discussions, and even short, time-pressured appointments.Inside, you'll learn how to: - Use open questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summaries (OARS) naturally in dental conversations- Recognize change talk, sustain talk, ambivalence, and readiness for change- Apply the four MI processes: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning- Encourage better brushing, interdental cleaning, periodontal self-management, and recall attendance- Approach tobacco and nicotine cessation, sugar intake, and dental anxiety without lecturing or shaming- Adapt your communication for children, adolescents, caregivers, older adults, and patients with chronic conditions- Use brief Micro-MI techniques when appointment time is limited- Document behavior-change conversations and build consistent communication across the dental teamRather than giving you another collection of generic communication scripts, this book explains why patients resist change-and gives you a structured way to transform clinical recommendations into collaborative conversations.Motivational interviewing has become an established approach to behavior-change communication across healthcare, and dentistry is especially suited to its relationship-based, recurring model of care. (Guilford Press)Turn routine patient education into conversations that patients can actually act on-get your copy today.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175313254
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.09.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Independently published