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MotivatePatient pics - great motivational tool
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Find out how patient pictures can help to motivate patients in their oral home care.
Speaker Information
Simone Villa
After graduating as a dental technician in 2002/03 from the State Professional Institute for Industry and Crafts F. Lombardi of Vercelli, he started the university path that led him to obtain the degree, with honors in dental hygiene at the University of Eastern Piedmont. He completed his thesis work on stem cells.
Currently he collaborates, as a freelancer, with dental practices located in the cities of Vercelli and Borgofranco d'Ivrea.
He specializes in the treatment of periodontal disease (with the aid of laser) and in the prevention of the most common diseases that afflict the oral cavity such as gingivitis and periodontal affections.
Over the years he has developed customized clinical protocols for the treatment of enamel surface discoloration (teeth whitening).
Can photos have a negative effect as well (scare patients)?
Patient photos are supposed to engage the discussion around oral hygiene habits. They illustrate biofilm accumulations to the patient which is the base to improve his/her oral hygiene habits at home. Communication from the clinician’s side is key in this situation to not scare the patient with these photos but to involve him in successful biofilm management.