Providing Culturally Competent Care
I will be treating a patient who speaks only Arabic and has never received professional dental care before. Do you have any strategies for making the first and subsequent appointments a success?
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The Blended Approach to Instrumentation
The best patient outcomes are achieved through the tandem use of ultrasonic and hand instrumentation.
Harness the Power Of Mobile Technology
Oral health professionals can use texting to encourage healthy behaviors among their patients.
Providing Dental Care to Burmese Populations
I work in a practice that serves a large population of Karen people, who are a small ethnic minority in Burma. I'd like to provide culturally competent care to these patients. Do you have any advice?
Deliver Culturally Competent Care
Clinicians can improve their quality of care by learning how cultural perceptions impact patient health.
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I am starting a new position with a practice that includes a large proportion of Hmong people—some of whom do not speak English—in its patient population. Do you have any
advice to help me communicate effectively with non English…
