Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
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In order to improve both the oral and systemic health of their patients, dental hygienists are always searching for approaches that will motivate individuals to not only change risk-related behaviors, but also implement preventive habits. Traditionally, dental hygienists and dentists have used educational strategies to advise, encourage, and persuade individuals to change behaviors that adversely impact their health. In light of the high levels of oral diseases present in the United States today, traditional advice-giving appears to be insufficient to improve preventive behaviors or alter deleterious habits. Acceptance of advice seems to depend, to some degree, on each individual's perception of advice-giving and the manner in which the recommendations are provided. Oral health professionals who have not found success with traditional advice-giving may want to consider motivational interviewing (MI)—a patient-centered approach that helps individuals deal with their ambivalence about behavior change. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene http://www.dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com/print.aspx?id=15966
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