title: The language of gestures. searching for effective communication between the dentist and the hearing-impaired patient.
abstract: The aim of this article is to draw attention to the sign language as an alternative form of communication to oral language. The need to discuss this topic stems from contacts of the practicing dentist with hearing-impaired patients with whom communication should be more effective.
authors.affiliation: Studium Doktoranckie przy Zakładzie Stomatologii Dzieciqcej Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej al. Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin.
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wieczkowska
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lisiecka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003145:Communication Methods, Total; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D005868:Gestures; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008085:Lipreading; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012813:Sign Language; D014705:Verbal Behavior