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Schema

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Chances are high that you have never heard of Fredric Bartlett, but in 1932 he conducted one of the most famous cognitive psychology studies of…

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Bracketing

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An essential technique in AFFECTIVE listening with new patients involves an interviewing discipline known as “bracketing”. Psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck described bracketing as…

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Meet the Enemy

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We are quick to blame our environment when things go poorly. If our practice is struggling, it’s because the economy sucks. If a patient declines…

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Know Your Patient

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Most of us are familiar with Dr. Pankey’s “Cross of Dentistry”, which stated that spiritual (happiness & fulfillment) and material reward (financial prosperity and security)…

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Values Clarification

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“Values clarification” has become a common buzzphrase in dentistry, particularly with regard to patients and their treatment choices. Too often, values clarification has become code…

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Curing vs. Healing

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Practitioners of health-centered dentistry understand the important distinction between “health” and “sickness”, and consequently the difference between “healing” and “curing”. Today, lets explore these critically…

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