Evaluation of dentist-patient relationship toward the treatment of oral diseases after the usage of internet

• Main Authors: Sourav Sen (Author), Bhakti S Patel (Author), Anushka Parekar (Author), Nikita S Shrawagi (Author), Shravani Deolia (Author), Rakashree Chakraborty Sen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Introduction: Among all innovative technologies, net is one among the recent and also the most innovative media by that one will keep connected with the remainder of the planet. This facility provides huge volume of oral health consciousness at the side of oral health info to net users who eventually have an effect on the dentist-patient relationship. Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitude of patients and dentists for the treatment of oral diseases after the use of internet by the patient. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, data were collected from 153 dentists and 449 patients. The data from the dentists were collected from hospitals and private practices. Data from the patients were collected in urban area. The questions asked to dentists and patients were such that each respective question in both the questionnaires gave the same conclusion. Results: Dentists (56.2%) agreed changes in patients thinking after the usage of internet. Within 21-40 years, 40.4% of dentists agreed that internet represents a threat to dentist-patient relationship. Conclusion: The usage of internet by the patients had brought about changes in patients thinking and the dentists had modified or guided patients in the use of oral health information obtained from the internet.

Item Description

2319-5932
2350-0484
10.4103/2319-5932.195833