Enhancing patient-centred care in dentistry: a narrative review

Koula Asimakopoulou

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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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalBritish Medical Bulletin
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2023

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