Dismissing the patient's fears and reassuring him or her that everything will be okay prior to the procedure improves chairside manner
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False. Dismissing the patient's fears may convey an attitude of apathy, or imply that the patient's apprehensions do not matter. If placement of an intraoral imaging receptor during the radiographic procedure is uncomfortable, show empathy.
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A) radiographer's B) attending physician's C) nurse's D) radiologist's
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A) ?diabetes mellitus. B) ?corticosteroids. C) ?brain tumors. D) ?hypertension.
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