Getting through to your patients. Psychologic motivation.
When reason and emotion clash, emotion almost always wins. In getting others to move in the direction of better dental health, we need to appreciate the powers of emotional appeal and have certain attitudes, values, and feelings ourselves.
Mittelman
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009909:Oral Health; D012649:Self Concept