Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss patient education/health literacy. (2023)
I’ve also talked to people who have said that they think when they get their six-month cleaning, it does more harm than good. Which I was so confused by, and they were very like, “No, I swear if I go in every six months for a cleaning, it’s going to hurt my teeth more than it’s going to do it good.” And I’m like, “It’s actually the opposite.” You have to educate them. It’s still hard for them to understand that.