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Asimakopoulou K, Mills I, Neville P, et al. COVID-19 presents an opportunity for dental teams to become ready for person-centred care. Br Dent J. 2021;231(11):709-712doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-3715-3.
Asimakopoulou, K., Mills, I., Neville, P., & Scambler, S. (2021). COVID-19 presents an opportunity for dental teams to become ready for person-centred care. British dental journal, 231(11), 709-712. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-3715-3
Asimakopoulou, Koula, et al. "COVID-19 presents an opportunity for dental teams to become ready for person-centred care." British dental journal vol. 231,11 (2021): 709-712. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-3715-3
Asimakopoulou K, Mills I, Neville P, Scambler S. COVID-19 presents an opportunity for dental teams to become ready for person-centred care. Br Dent J. 2021 Dec;231(11):709-712. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-3715-3. Epub 2021 Dec 10. PMID: 34893736; PMCID: PMC8662668.
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Br Dent J. 2021 Dec;231(11):709-712. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-3715-3. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

COVID-19 presents an opportunity for dental teams to become ready for person-centred care.

British dental journal

Koula Asimakopoulou, Ian Mills, Patricia Neville, Sasha Scambler

Affiliations

  1. Reader in Health Psychology, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King´s College London, UK. [email protected].
  2. Past Dean, Faculty of General Dental Practice and Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, UK.
  3. Lecturer in Social Sciences, Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, UK.
  4. Reader in Medical Sociology, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King´s College London, UK.

PMID: 34893736 PMCID: PMC8662668 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-021-3715-3

Abstract

Two publications that recently appeared in the British Dental Journal mooted the position that dentistry may not be ready for person-centred care. This commentary takes up this discussion and agrees that while person-centred care is essential to dentistry, it is not without its challenges. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of its authors (two sociologists, one psychologist and a dentist), the nature of these challenges is interrogated further. It also identifies opportunities for change on this position from within the literature, as well as by clinical practice. We present evidence to suggest that the current pandemic has shown that dental teams are capable of rising to a challenge and adapting to change. In this light, we propose that the pandemic presents dental teams with an opportunity to be even more person-centred.

© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association.

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