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Dentistry , Malpractice , Dentistry/standards , Dentists/legislation & jurisprudence , Dentists/standards , Humans , Mass MediaABSTRACT
Narrative medicine seeks to improve clinical effectiveness through narrative training in reading and writing. Stories give meaning to experience and encourage communication between doctors and patients by honoring the basic human need to recognize and be recognized. Learning how to receive and tell stories, practiced through close reading, group discussion, and written response, may also facilitate ethical reflection and inquiry.
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Dental Care/ethics , Ethics, Dental , Narration , Anecdotes as Topic , Communication , Dentist-Patient Relations/ethics , Education, Dental , Ethics, Dental/education , Humans , Professional-Patient Relations/ethics , Reading , WritingSubject(s)
Dental Care , Medical Missions , Attitude of Health Personnel , Humans , India , VolunteersABSTRACT
The rhetoric concerning mid-level providers and their impact on general dental practice is building in intensity. This is a complex issue and there is no clear picture of either the benefits or dangers to the public of such a delivery model, whether such plans are economically sustainable, or the role of general dentists in the configuration of future practices. The opinions of a representative sample of thinkers from various perspectives are sampled.