Dentist Patient Relationship Flashcards
Physical powerlessness
Mouth v sensitive Ortho-facial pain debilitating Difficult to communicate Treatment focussed on mouth Noisy atmosphere Not easy to hear or reply
Emotional powerlessness
Requires trust
Intimate and personal space
Hand in mouth is invasive
Social powerlessness
Professional role gives dentist legitimacy to exercise power/control in consultation
Diagnose symptoms
Decide and prescribe treatment
Dentist patient relationship based on
Number or inequalities that render the patient powerless or passive
Power is relational - how we interact with each other
Dentists and patients occupy different roles in healthcare
Things that intimate patients
Environment Layout of surgery Dental equipment Smell Too much jargon Rushed appointments Using paternalistic conversational style
3 ways power effects DP relationship
Clinical setting - environment
Consultations - interactions
Medical and cultural authority
Cultural authority
The rights of certain individuals, groups or professions to describe the world and special objects in it based on their claim to specialist knowledge and judgement supported by the state in the form of state registration.
Medical authority
The freedom of clinicians to make decisions on the basis of their professional judgement and specialist knowledge deriving from the scientific knowledge they possess in being able to define and describe health and illness.
Power is…..
Ability to ensure a particular point prevails in a disputed situation
The capacity that someone acts in a certain way
Ability to stifle opposition to a particular perspective
Empowerment
It involves allowing the patient’s voice to be expressed and heard. It involves moving away from doing things to patients, to doing things with them. In this way patients will be more in control of their health and less dependent on health professionals.
