HOW TO STOP YOUR DENTIST FROM USING DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE DURING YOUR VISIT
from using difficult to understand language during your visit...,
Having a good relationship with your dentist means they should explain things clearly to you in a language you can easily understand.
Dentists, as with many medical and professionals, they have to learn many unusual and technical terms.
This difficult to understand language has a purpose as it allows professionals to communicate clearly with each other on the same basis. But often there is no need to use this terminology with a patient. Using these terms becomes a habit they forgot to translate to patients.
Sometimes. as a dentist, it’s easier to say what you are thinking to a patient rather than translate it into something they will understand. And the dentist is usually thinking about using the jargon.
Many common dental words such as Extraction (removal of teeth), restoration (filling), dentition (set of teeth) and occlusion (how the teeth come together) can easily be translated into terms everyone understands.
At our clinics, our dentists want to help you understand as much about your dental health as possible. So they would prefer that you stop them whenever they go into their difficult to understand language and ask what terms mean or simply ask them to speak in plain English.
They often slip into jargon out of habit or because it allows them to communicate more easily with others on the team.
We want you to get the treatment you need and be satisfied with, so we won’t mind if you stop and remind our dentist to communicate more effectively.
Now you know how to get the best out of our dentists!
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