By understanding how the brain takes in information and develops new habits, we can accomplish significantly better oral home care routines with our patients. When we deliver home care instructions aimed at memory retention and motivation, using evidence-based behavioural change frameworks, and having knowledge of a broad range of oral homecare tools to recommend, we can truly see the change to healthy gums.
Target group
Dental professionals
Aims
- Identify how the patient's brain processes information during a dental visit
- Strategize an individualized patient-centred appointment while implementing different behaviour change models
- Deliver individualized home care recommendations based on the patient's needs
Learning outcomes
- To have knowledge on how the brain is involved in memory creation, habit development, and how stress impacts the brain during oral hygiene instruction
- To have knowledge on the attributes of patient-centred care
- Understand practical ways to implement current behavioural change models and frameworks
