Dentist-patient relationship and quality care 2. Trust


Yamalik N.

INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL, vol.55, no.3, pp.168-170, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2005.tb00315.x
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-170
  • Keywords: dentist-patient relationship, trust, quality oral care, ATTITUDES
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The public in general and individual patients in particular have a high level of trust in the dental profession. As trust is an important moral value and a demand in health care, a better understanding of the multidimensional nature of trust and its impact on the efficiency and quality of care is of utmost importance. The core values and principles of dentistry serve to maintain the professional status and the associated trust in the profession and thus are of particular concern to the individual dentist and to organised dentistry.