title: [Motivation of patients to stomatological care].
abstract: The discussion is presented on certain factors influencing the motivation of the patients to undergo stomatological treatment. They included: 1. Increasing positive motivation to treatment: striving to alleviate pain caused by decayed tooth, realization of aims not related to health, cultural aspects. 2. Motivating treatment avoidance: fear of pain connected with the treatment, consequence of low availability of dentists in Poland unconscious anxiety connected with: violation of bodily integrity of the patient, manipulation in particularly important oral area, stomatologist's domination over patient.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobylińska
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
vernacular_title: Motywacja pacjenta do leczenia stomatologicznego.