A YouTube talk emphasizing the importance of listening to patients’ goals in dental therapy. The speaker stresses incorporating psychology and individualized care—balancing clinical findings (e.g., gum disease, decay) with patients’ cosmetic desires (e.g., whiter teeth) by listening, setting realistic expectations, and offering ongoing support.
I think a lot of like hygienists, dentists, listening this will resonate is like, you know, we have the patient comes in that just wants whiter teeth, right? And then we take the X rays, we do the assessment and you know, once again, gum disease or high risk decay, we still want to fix and address what we know and educate, you know, what we see, but we also still have to hear them and listen and make sure, like, gosh, well, if you're brushing better, if your gums are healthier, your teeth will look whiter, you know, so that's already a quick flop. So it's that, that psychology of it, which I think I love the myo part because it really. Right. It's not black and white what we learn in our courses. We are so unique. So incorporating that psychology and just listening and then exactly. Putting our ego aside and, and getting them to where they want to be with continued. Right. Support and saying, gosh, well, I am still seeing this. Maybe they want to continue and maybe they don't. But yeah, I absolutely love that.
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