Course: Brain, Behaviour, and Dentistry

Last but not least, There is something more unique to human beings, that is our emotions. In the video, we will describe how our decisions are affected by emotion. Emotion …

Cognitive bias There are many factors related to the individual difference in making decisions. Let’s start with the concept of cognitive bias. ‘Bias’ here does not simply mean an error …

The decision frame Tversky and Kahneman found that the scenario of decision-making also plays a critical role. The decision frame shows us that how questions and options are described, is …

Risk? In this step, you will learn the concepts of risk and recognize the theoretical framework of decision-making under risk. There is always uncertainty in the outcome of treatment. So …

Pros and cons How do the patients make a comparison between different options? Can these options be scored? There is a way to score each option and make a comparison, …

Motivation and decision-making Now we begin the fourth session, which will focus on the issues of motivation and decision-making of dental patients. After this class, you will learn some basic …

Social interaction In the final section, we will look into some issues about social interaction and comparison. We all know that pain and pleasure are derived from physical interaction with …

In this session, we will focus on negative emotions. After this class, you will learn more concepts about emotion and social interaction, which are closely associated with patient-dentist communication. Before …

It is not uncommon to hear about the stories of a ‘catastrophized patient’, who screams or cries during dental treatment. But here catastrophizing is defined from the sense of cognitive …

When patients show their anxiety, we need to clarify if that relates more to their personal trait or if that relates more to the state or both. In fact, there …

Which one may be a threat to you… a spider, or an attacker in a computer game? How do we ‘know’ something is threatening? And how can we acquire fear? …

Speaking of the dentist, many people may feel fear and anxiety. But actually, they are not the same. How do we identify if patients show fear or anxiety? What will …

Welcome to the third session of Brain, Behaviour, and Dentistry. We hope you enjoy this course just as we do. We will start with the issues of emotion, which is …

Our memory is what we reconstructed from the fact rather than the fact itself. Just like our perception, what we feel about is not really the things in their objective …

Real Application We hope you are still staying with us on the learning journey. In this step, you will learn the factors that facilitate memory and help patient-dentist communication, and …