Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice

Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice presents an overview of strategies for health behavior change for oral health, focusing on motivational interviewing. Targeting the clinical application of the principles, the book applies lessons learned from the field of general medicine to the dental practice. By presenting a series of clinical cases and accompanying dialogue, the book guides the reader in using motivational interviewing as a tool for oral hygiene education, tobacco use cessation, and dietary counseling. Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice supports the trend toward host modulation therapy in oral health research, offering practical techniques to promote health behavior change in patients.

Spis treści:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Behavior Change: Some key concepts
Chapter 3: The relationship between the clinician and the patientChapter 4: Motivational InterviewingChapter 5: Using a Patient–Centered ApproachChapter 6: The Dental Visit
Chapter 7: Future Perspectives

Nota biograficzna:
Christoph A. Ramseier, Dr. med. dent., MAS is Assistant Professor of Periodontology at the School of Dental Medicine,  University of Berne, Switzerland.
Jean E. Suvan, DipDH, MSc, CRA, FHEA is Clinical Research Co–ordinator of the Periodontology Unit at UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK.

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Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice presents an overview of strategies for health behavior change for oral health, focusing on motivational interviewing. Targeting the clinical application of the principles, the book applies lessons learned from the field of general medicine to the dental practice. By presenting a series of clinical cases and accompanying dialogue, the book guides the reader in using motivational interviewing as a tool for oral hygiene ed ucation, tobacco use cessation, and dietary counseling. Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice supports the trend toward host modulation therapy in oral health research, offering practical techniques to promote health behavior change in patients.