Pediatric dentists sometimes find that they’re treating young adults who have no desire to leave the practice. Although this loyalty is often a sign of a positive doctor–patient relationship, the age of the patient sometimes poses problems.
Planning for the transition of young adult patients is beneficial for dentists and their patients. It helps provide for continuity of care, even if a patient is no longer in the immediate vicinity. Also, it encourages communication among dentists who treat, refer and cooperate in the ongoing dental care of young adults.
MedPro’s group patient safety and risk solutions team looks at some scenarios in which patient age played a role in issues that arose in the treatment of young adults. Continue reading…
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