Assessment of trust in dentists using the dentist-trust scale in Belagavi City, Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional hospital-based study

• Main Authors: Barkha Shivkumar Tiwari (Author), Pratibha A Patil (Author), Anil V Ankola (Author), Bhargava R Kashyap (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Trust is essential for a successful dentist-patient relationship. A higher trust is associated with a greater care-seeking behavior and greater adherence to the treatment regimens. Despite the importance of trust relationship of patients toward their dentist, the phenomenon is rarely stu...