Name : Annisa Rizqi Ramadhani

NIM : 213308010009

Health Communication and the Importance of Communication for Dental Practitioners

Please describe in your own words what is health communication?

why is it important as a dental practitioner?
provides any theory that could strengthen your answer.

• What is Health Communication ?

In my opinion, communication is a process or interaction between individuals and other
individuals verbally or non-verbally as the delivery or exchange of information.

The better the communication between health practitioners and doctors with their patients
will increase the success rate in their treatment.

That is, health communication is a type of communication focused on informing, educating,

or persuading a person to change behaviors that produce health problems to become a healthy
behaviors and to improve positive messages and education so that individuals keep healthy.
Seminars, internet articles, and direct communication with health practitioners are all examples
of health communication.

• why is it important ?

“ I think as a medical professionals, dentists have a responsibility to improve public

health, which includes effective health communicative skills.”

Health status in individuals is influenced by the biological, psychological and social

situation of society. According to Prima (2018) . Health communication is useful for directing,
strengthening, and influencing individuals and communities in the field of health. Health
communication in various forms of media is able to shape attitudes and change individual
behavior by increasing awareness and increasing knowledge about health issues, health Health
Communication and the Importance of Communication for Dental Practitionersproblems and
health solutions with the aim of improving and maintaining the degree of health (Rahmadiana,
2012)

“ It can be concluded accoring to my opinion, through health communication, we study

the reciprocity between these three factors. This understanding is important so that in the future
health program interventions can be developed that aim to change individual behavior to be
healthier. “

• Why is it important to dental practitioner?

Solearso (2020) states that Health communication between patients and dental practitioners
is also important in maintaining dental health after dental care. Good communication between
patient and dentist is associated with increased efficiency and more accurate diagnosis,
improved patient outcomes and satisfaction and less likelihood of complaints or litigation.
(Waylen, 2017)

“ In the profession of dental practitioners, i believe communication becomes more

meaningful because it is the main method of implementing the dental care process. Soft skills
like communication skills are very important to be owned by dental practitioners because this
will affect the results of professionalism and good interpersonal communication in providing
health services. “

Some groups of people such as children and people with special needs must be served
with good communication, so that appropriate dental health services can be provided. (Stuart
et al., 2017) (Tseng et al., 2021)

“ At the time of the patient's dental care, good health communication can help improve
dental health results. Objective, concise, and clear communication to the patient is needed for
the steps that need to be taken during treatment to maintain dental health. I think if a dental
practitioner interacts well with a patient, the patient may form a positive impression of the
dentist, and the patient may indirectly promote the dentist based on that impression. “
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