Atlas · Plate XVII · Patient Management and Special Needs · 01
Education and behavior change
Education works best when it meets patients where they are. The learning ladder climbs from unawareness to habit, and the stages of change run from precontemplation to maintenance, with relapse common. Motivational interviewing uses open questions, affirmations, reflections and summaries to draw out change talk, and teach-back confirms the patient really understood.
High-yield facts · 6
- Learning ladder: unawareness, awareness, self-interest, involvement, action, habit.T2
- Stages of change (transtheoretical model): precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance; relapse is common.T2
- Health Belief Model: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, self-efficacy.T2
- Maslow's hierarchy: physiologic, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization; basic needs come before oral health.T2
- Motivational interviewing uses OARS: open questions, affirmations, reflective listening, summaries; aim for "change talk."T2
- Teach-back (patient explains in their own words) checks understanding and supports health literacy.T2
Facts are written in our own words; each tag links to its source. Values marked "sources vary" differ between references, so check the one your program uses.