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. 2023 Dec 11;148(1):79-88.
doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldad026.

Enhancing patient-centred care in dentistry: a narrative review

Camilla Böhme Kristensen  1 , Koula Asimakopoulou  2 , Sasha Scambler  1
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Enhancing patient-centred care in dentistry: a narrative review

Camilla Böhme Kristensen et al. Br Med Bull. .

Abstract

Introduction: Patient-centred care (PCC) is widely used within the medical setting, but there is a need for more research on PCC implementation in dentistry.

Sources of data: A narrative review was conducted with literature identified from the Ovid Interface, including several databases such as Embase and Medline.

Areas of agreement: PCC is associated with better health outcomes for patients, and greater work satisfaction among healthcare professionals.

Areas of controversy: Efforts to implement PCC in dentistry are lacking due to several issues including non-consensus about PCC definition and lack of explicit guidelines on how to implement PCC in dentistry.

Growing points and areas timely for developing research: A theory-derived model of PCC explicitly designed for the dental setting was identified. This serves as a starting point to enhance PCC in dentistry, though further research is needed to empirically test the implementation of this model.

Keywords: dentistry; healthcare; implementation research; patient-centred care; theoretical models.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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An emiprical model of PCC designed for dentistry. The model is derived from previous work by Scambler and Asimakopoulou (2014).
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A reconceptualized model of PCC designed for dentistry. The model is derived from work by Scambler and Asimakopoulou (2014).
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