title: How dental patients determine their care.
abstract: Identifying the factors patients use to arrive at dental treatment decisions is useful in the marketing and planning of clinical treatment. Dentists perceive these factors in a certain way. This article discusses the factors used by patients in making treatment decisions and compares those factors with the perceptions of experienced dental practitioners.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Jayson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011897:Random Allocation