MDA Chapter 61 Communication in the Dental Office

Copier

..., apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

Human Behavior

..., A collection of behaviors exhibited by human beings who have been influenced by a persons culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, and authority.

Marketing

...A way of advertising or recruiting people to a business

Nonverbal communication

..., communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech

Salutation

..., A greeting, in particular a formal greeting used in a letter; an act of honor or courteous recognition.

Socialization

..., Is the process of teaching and learning values, norms, and customs through positive and negative social sanctions.

Verbal communication

..., Communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds.

Word-processing software

..., Computer used to create, edit, print, and save documents electronically.

lack of sufficient staff, overbooking, multiple tasks, lack of communication

Types of stress factors that exist in the dental office

Voice the problem, list solutions, discuss and eliminate, agree on a solution, evaluate

What the team concept can do to improve communication

friendly, trusting, confidence

describe the type of relationship the patient and dental team should have

smile, friendly, answer on 1st ring, no slang, name and office name

describe professional phone courtesy

incoming- screen calls, answer properly; outgoing- confidentiality, note and record everything

compare the handling of different types of phone calls

listen, maintain eye contact, nod your head when pt is talking

some of the bast ways to calm an irate pt