Abstract

  An effective communication between the doctor and patient is heart and art of medicine. Though the art of diagnosing is taught in medical and dental schools the art of effective communication still needs to be worked on. With dentist being a primary contact point for diagnosing oral cancer cases, the diagnosis can alter the life of patient as well as their families. Unfortunately the dental practitioners are least exposed to situations where in they have to communicate the bad news to the patient. This review aims at shedding light on different aspects of breaking bad news to the patients in a dental set up.

Keywords: World Health Organization (WHO); Communication; Patient

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Citation

Citation: Nevica Baruah and Anisha Yaji. “Breaking Bad News - A Neglected Aspect in Dentistry: A Brief Review". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 5.1 (2020): 40-46.

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Copyright: © 2021 Nevica Baruah and Anisha Yaji. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.