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Survey Paper | Dental Science | India | Volume 9 Issue 1, January 2020
Patient Preferences for Dental Clinical Attire: A Cross-Sectional Survey in a Dental Hospital
Dr Hema T S | Dr Preetha J Shetty | Dr Amit K Pachlag
Abstract: Aim: To assess the patient opinion towards dental clinical attire, name badges and commonly used cross-infection control measures in the dental hospital. Method: Patients attending the dental hospital were asked to complete a questionnaire accompanied by photographs of models portraying a range of clinical attire. A representative sample of patients completed questionnaires over a 10 week period. Results: The study found that 42 % of the patients felt clinical attire was very important and 94.1 % preferred dental professionals to wear name badges. The majority of patients also preferred dentists to use both safety glasses (75.3 %) and face masks (94.4 %)). Conclusion: Wearing professional dress of scrubs with apron while providing patient care by dentists may favorably influence trust and confidence-building in the dental patients.
Keywords: Clinical attire, scrubs with apron, name badge
Edition: Volume 9 Issue 1, January 2020,
Pages: 134 - 136
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