Faculty Articles
Title
Improvement in the Interpersonal communication Skills of Dental Students
ISBN or ISSN
0022-0337
Publication Title
Journal of Dental Education
Volume
69
Issue
2
Date of original Performance / Presentation
February 2005
Publication Date / Copyright Date
2-1-2005
First Page
281
Last Page
284
Abstract
This study compared the interpersonal communication skills of seventy-eight third-year dental students when interacting with their patients before and after they participated in a thirty-five-hour course that addressed recognition of anxiety, interviewing techniques, patient records, behavior management, and patient relations. Students were evaluated before and after attending the course by psychology graduate students who used a behavioral observation form that measured expressive and receptive communication skills, nonverbal communication skills, professional presentation, and sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity. At the conclusion of this course, students' interpersonal skills were rated significantly higher than prior to the course at the p<.0001 level. The outcomes of this study indicate that effective communication between dental students and their patients may be acquired and refined through a course that addresses basic interviewing skills.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Hottel, T. L. and Hardigan, Patrick C., "Improvement in the Interpersonal communication Skills of Dental Students" (2005). Faculty Articles. 398.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/398
