Dentist Empathic Accuracy Is Associated With Patient-Reported Reassurance

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The aim of this work was to determine dentists’ ability to accurately estimate patients’ anxiety level during dental treatment (ie, “empathic accuracy”) and to determine the strength of the association between empathic accuracy and patient-reported reassurance. Methods: A cros...

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Main Authors: Serge A. Steenen, Moniek A.J. Zeegers, Arjen J. van Wijk, Saif Al-Zubaidi, Minakshi Jethu-Ramkrishan, Aida Loddin, Jan de Lange, Ad de Jongh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:International Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653922001216