The College of Dentistry at the University of Basrah organized a workshop on communication skills for dentists, in which dentists from various health institutions in Basra governorate participated.
The workshop dealt with the verbal and non-verbal skills of dentists, which focus on the patient, and include the doctor's movement, eye contact, tone of voice, tone of speech, receiving and welcoming the patient, active listening, and giving patients sufficient information about their disease.
The workshop aims to work on avoiding some of the common mistakes made by dentists and build confidence with patients to provide high quality medical care.
