title: [Patient education and therapy compliance].
abstract: The effects of oral health promotion activities depend on the degree of patient compliance, the extent to which a patient's behaviour is in accordance with dental health advice and instructions. Compliance is considered as a complex phenomenon. With the help of theories and models of health behaviour and the results of advertising research and consumer behaviour studies, some views are presented to increase patient compliance in dental practice.
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde, Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003376:Counseling; D015438:Health Behavior; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000592:standards*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic