oral hygeien education motivation and complianace

Question 1

compliance

Answer 1

• extent to which patients behaviour coincides with medical advice

Question 2

operator varaibles on compliance

Answer 2

explainations
attitude
quality

Question 3

importance of communcaiton

Answer 3

• patient trust
• patient involvement in decision making
• patient motivation
• management of patient expectation
• patient satisfaction
• prevents medicolegal issue/complaints

Question 4

barriers to communication

Answer 4

social status
ethnic
environmental
pain
anxiety 
lack of sensitity/interpersonal skulls/time pressures

Question 5

types of communication

Answer 5

verbal

non verbal

Question 6

motivation groups

Answer 6

already motiated
latent motivation
lacking motication

Question 7

strategies for change

Answer 7

• education and communication
• participation
• facilitation and support
• negotiation
• coercion/threat

Question 8

OH education and communication

Answer 8

explain problem using appropirate resources

• radiographs
• mirror
• model
• charting
• indices

Question 9

brush to recommend to paitetns

Answer 9

Brushing
- mediym
- nylon with use of miniscrub or bass retcnique
- consider powers – rotary oscillating brush superior to manual
Powred reduce plaque and gingivitis more than manual

Question 10

types of interproximal cleaning

Answer 10

1) interproximal brushes
2) dental wood sticks
3) single tut brush
4) floss/tape
5) others (superfloss, pulsed irrigation)

Question 11

interproximal cleaning recommendations

Answer 11

• No tissue loss = floss or tape
• Minimal soft tissue loss = tape, small interproximal brush or single tuft brush
• Significant tissue loss = interproximal brush
• Recession defects = single-tuft brush
• Demonstrate on models and in the mouth