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EJUM Home Browse Journal  Search Basic Search Advanced Search  Author Index Browse Index  Member Sign In Now! User Registration Enterprise Registration Article Information Article Information Title Dentists Perception of their Patients in Malaysia Author(s) Ishak Abdul Razak Journal Annals of Dentistry (ISSN 0128-7532) Volume 2, No 1 Year 1995 Keywords Dentist, patient, fear; pain, check-up. Abstract Apostal questionnaireconcerningthe Malaysiandentists' attitudes of their patients yielded a 73;1% responserate. Theresultsof this study indicatedthat a majorityofdentistsfeltthatpatientshad morenegative than positive attributes. Privatepractitionersattributedmorenegative traitsto theirpatients than theirpublicsectorcolleaques.About88% of dentistsindicatedthatthemostnegativepatientattributewasfearofpain. Fearofpainwasperceivedtobestrongerthanfearofthedentist(62.2%). likewise thepatients'inabilitytoseektreatmentsoonenough(78.4%), to comeforregularcheck-up(72.7%) and tofollowadviceonpersonaloral hygiene(70.1%) wereworrisome. Article File Download Download1

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