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Article: Application of the Human Needs Conceptual Model to Dental Hygiene Practice.
- Article from:
- Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Article date:
- June 22, 2000
- Author:
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Introduction
In today's technology driven health care system, health care providers are challenged to provide humanistic care. In dental hygiene schools, educators are challenged to teach students to meet the comprehensive needs of their diverse clients. Students learn that they must meet the needs of the whole client, yet do they receive a guide as to how this can be accomplished? What are the client's needs, and how are these needs identified? How does the dental hygienist assure that these needs are met? How does the dental hygienist integrate the client's needs into the care plan and treatment? These questions can be answered by using the Human Needs ...