How do dentists perceive poverty and people on social assistance? A qualitative study conducted in Montreal, Canada

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 545-552

  Loignon, Christine ^a   Landry, Anne ^b   Allison, Paul ^b   Richard, Lucie ^c   Bedos, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental care access; Dental education; Dental health care delivery; Dental schools; Dentist patient communication; Dentists; Patient dentist relationship; People on social assistance; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARTNERSHIP PRACTICE, DENTAL; POVERTY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; QUEBEC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860674428     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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