A study of special care dental patient preference toward choice of mask and visor use by dental clinicians

ConclusionThe patients preferred the visor only option. As the level of anxiety rose, so did the percentage of patients that felt the style of protection worn by the dentist would affect their level of anxiety. The comments from patients referred to the benefit of nonverbal communication offered by the visor.

Source: Special Care in Dentistry - June 12, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Robert Emanuel, Richard Corcoran, Helen Cass Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research