title: Application of the human needs conceptual model to dental hygiene practice.
abstract: The Human Needs Conceptual Model is relevant to dental hygiene because of the need for dental hygienists to be client focused, humanistic, and accountable in practice. Application of the Human Needs Conceptual Model provides a formal framework for identifying and understanding the unique needs of the client that can be met through dental hygiene care. Practitioners find that the Human Needs Conceptual Model can not only help them in assessment and diagnosis, but also in client education, decision-making, care implementation, and the evaluation of treatment outcomes. By using the model, the dental hygienist is able to manage client care humanistically and holistically, and ensure that care is client-centered rather than task-oriented. With the model, a professional practice can be made operational.
authors: School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Darby
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Walsh
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D003729:Dental Care; D003756:Dental Hygienists; D004954:Esthetics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome