Patient Education: Why Dental Hygienists Should Stop Being Minimizers
Several years ago, it occurred to me that I was a minimizer. I heard myself say things to my patients, such as, “You have a little bit of bleeding. I am just going to clean your teeth, and you might want to think about getting that cavity treated.”
These minimal instructions and suggestions began to stand out when I transitioned into education. Walking the hall of the clinic of the dental hygiene school, I started to hear students use the same language, and it dawned on me: I am teaching them to be minimizers. They are not only diminishing the patient’s disease and needs but devaluing their credentials...
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These minimal instructions and suggestions began to stand out when I transitioned into education. Walking the hall of the clinic of the dental hygiene school, I started to hear students use the same language, and it dawned on me: I am teaching them to be minimizers. They are not only diminishing the patient’s disease and needs but devaluing their credentials...
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