title: The roadmap to guide patients from diagnosis to acceptance.
abstract: The journey from diagnosis to treatment acceptance starts with educating patients and building trust. Along the way to the final destination--the dental chair--are three "stops," or critical components to maximizing treatment acceptance. Each stop is equally important and involves different members of the dental team. Just as a car has a steering wheel, engine, and tires, the dental team is comprised of different members with different responsibilities. And the car can only move forward when the team works together. So, are you ready to hit the road to increased production?
authors.affiliation: lindamiles@cox.net
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003142:Communication; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005250:Fees, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations