Oral Health Literacy: The New Imperative to Better Oral Health - 08/08/11
Abstract |
Effective communication with patients is the cornerstone of quality dental care and oral health outcomes. Oral health literacy skills are critical to empowering individuals’ ability to improve their oral health. A large part of the American public has low health literacy skills. Low health literacy contributes to disease and is costly. Being able to understand health information and how to obtain services is critical to oral health management. The communication skills of the dental team are pivotal to increasing oral health literacy skills of Americans.
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Vol 52 - N° 2
P. 333-344 - avril 2008 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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