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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140868703321

Titolo

Health behavior change in the dental practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christoph A. Ramseier and Jean E. Suvan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9781118786802

1-118-78680-7

1-283-08501-1

9786613085016

0-8138-2371-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RamseierChristoph A

SuvanJean E

Disciplina

617.601

617.6071

Soggetti

Dental health education

Health behavior

Behavior modification

Dental personnel and patient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN THE DENTAL PRACTICE; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE FOR THE DENTAL PRACTICE; CHAPTER 2: THE CHALLENGE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE COUNSELLING; CHAPTER 4: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI) AND ITS BASIC TOOLS; CHAPTER 5: BRIEF INTERVENTIONS IN PROMOTING HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHAPTER 6: IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE PRINCIPLES IN DENTAL PRACTICE; CHAPTER 7: HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE EDUCATION; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice presents an overview of health behavior change, focusing on the spirit of motivational interviewing. Targeting the clinical application of the principles, the



book applies lessons learned from the field of general and behavioral medicine to the dental practice. By presenting a series of clinical examples and accompanying dialogue, the book guides the reader in using motivational interviewing techniques as tools for oral hygiene education, tobacco use cessation, and dietary counseling. Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice supp