- Who do you plan to interview? What is this person's area of expertise?
- I plan on interviewing a patient from the dental office where I do my mentorship. The reason I am choosing to interview a patient is because my essential question looks at ways that a patient is able to feel most comfortable. I feel I will be able to benefit by interviewing a patient rather than another professional in the field.
- Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.
- How do you feel about going to the dentist?
- How do you feel about the dentists at this office?
- What qualities do you look for when choosing a dentist?
- Have you ever had any bad experiences with a dentist?
- Have you ever had a past traumatic experience with a dentist?
- Would you say that going to the dentist or certain procedures make you feel anxious or uneasy?
- If yes, what do you do to cope with that feeling?
- What does the dentist do to help you feel more comfortable?
- Do you ever get nervous that your oral hygiene is not at its best?
- Does that feeling of being unsure cause anxiety?
- What are the most important things in a doctor-patient relationship?
- What does you oral hygiene routine consist of?
- Would you ever consider sedation dentistry?
- What is the most nerve wracking part about going to the dentist?
- What could a dentist office do to give off a more comfortable feeling?
- Have you ever thought of the dentist as the "bad guy"?
- Have you ever felt completely comfortable with a dentist or in a dental office?
- On a scale of 1-10 how important do you consider oral health?
- What types of technologies would help you to feel more comfortable at the dentist?
- What do you think are the best ways for a dentist to help the patient feel most at ease?
- EQ: What are the best ways for a dentist to ease a patients anxiety?
- Answer #3: One of the best ways for a dentist to ease a patient's anxiety is by encouraging and using technologies and methods that can help to put patients at ease.
- One of the many technologies that actually help to put a patient at ease during a dental visit is music. By encouraging the use of music as a form of "therapy" during a visit the patient will be able to feel more at ease.
- Dental Sedation and cognitive behavioral therapy are both methods that an office can encourage for an anxious patient.
- By staying updated and advanced with dental technologies the patient can be sure that they are going to a good dentist.
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- A patient will be able to feel more at ease by knowing that the dentist is able to offer options to them about methods that will help them be able to manage their anxiety and have the best possible experience at the dentist.
