Key Takeaways: - Patient-centered care (PCC) is associated with better health outcomes for patients and greater work satisfaction among healthcare professionals. - Efforts to implement PCC in dentistry are lacking due to a lack of consensus about the PCC definition and a lack of explicit guidelines on how to implement PCC in dentistry. - A theory-derived model of PCC specifically designed for the dental setting has been developed, providing a practical guide for implementing PCC in dentistry.
Summary: This article discusses the concept of patient-centered care (PCC) in dentistry and the challenges in implementing it. PCC is a holistic approach that considers the biopsychosocial factors of the patient, leading to improved health outcomes and patient satisfaction. However, the dental field lags behind in adopting PCC due to a lack of consensus on its definition and the absence of…
