title: Patient autonomy in evidence-based dentistry.
abstract: Evidence-based dentistry is the judicious integration of scientific information relating to the patient's oral health and medical condition with the dentist's clinical expertise and the patient's own treatment needs and preferences. In this triad of factors, we (the dentists) are least likely to be formally trained in recognizing our patient's preferences. Do we understand what shapes these preferences?
authors.affiliation: DDS, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry LSU School of Dentistry, USA pritwi@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Priyanshi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ritwik
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D057240:Patient Preference; D026684:Personal Autonomy