title: The psychology of dental patient care. 5. The determinants of dental health attitudes and behaviours.
abstract: This paper examines the role of psychosocial factors as determinants of health behaviour. It examines the development of dental health attitudes from the patient, professional and societal perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Dental Public Health Research Group, School of Clinical Dentistry, Queen's University of Belfast.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002321:Career Choice; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012951:Socialization