Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Pedro Vitali Kammer, Koula Asimakopoulou, Olive Healy, Isabel Fleischmann, Heather Buchanan, Jonathon Tim Newton, Blánaid Daly, Jacobo Limeres Posse, Marie Therese Hosey, Carilynne Yarascavitch, Yvonne MacAuley, Chris Stirling, Aisyah Binti Ahmad Fisal, June Nunn
INTRODUCTION: There is no agreed taxonomy of the techniques used to support patients to receive professional oral healthcare. This lack of specification leads to imprecision in describing, understanding, teaching and implementing behaviour support techniques in dentistry (DBS). METHODS: This review aims to identify the labels and associated descriptors used by practitioners to describe DBS techniques, as a first step in developing a shared terminology for DBS techniques...
June 27, 2023: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology