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Dentist's Appearance: Does It Matter?

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dc.contributor.authorAhmad Dhamiri Ramainoren_US
dc.contributor.authorIntan Munirah Azizolen_US
dc.contributor.authorNurjehan Binti Mohamed Ibrahimen_US
dc.contributor.authorAspalilah Aliasen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T02:08:55Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T02:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2022-2-7
dc.descriptionVolume: 7 Issue: 2(page: 70–75)en_US
dc.description.abstractDentistry is a client dependent field. Other than the dentist’s skills, the dentist’s appearance has been observed to affect the patient’s perception of the clinician. This research was conducted to assess patient’s perception of the dentist’s appearance based on the dentist’s attire, gender and age. A total number of 492 Malay respondents were involved in this study. A set of questionnaires was randomly distributed via google forms. This questionnaire consisted of three sections, including socio-demographic details of the respondents, patient’s perception towards dentist’s attire and patient’s perception towards dentist’s gender and age. The result showed that respondents consisted of 78% female and 22% male. The highest percentage of participants was in the age group of 18-30 (85.6%), while the lowest percentage of respondents came from the age group of 49-60 (5.3%). The majority of respondents (51%) preferred a dentist who wears a white coat followed by a dentist in scrub (38.2%) and a dentist dressed in formal attires (9.3%). Only 1.4% of respondents selected a dentist who wears casual attire. Participants also prefer dentist in the age group of 41-60 years old, while participants had no preference toward dentist’s gender. A final open-ended question showed respondents also preferred to see dentists with acceptable dental appearance, good behaviour and established qualification. In conclusion, a dentist’s appearance is important to secure a promising interpretation of the patient towards the dentist.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAhmad Dhamiri Ramainor, Intan Munirah Azizol, Mohamed Ibrahim, N., & Aspalilah Alias. (2021). Dentist’s Appearance: Does It Matter?. Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology, 7(2), 70–75. https://doi.org/10.33102/mjosht.v7i2.147en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33102/mjosht.v7i2.147
dc.identifier.epage75
dc.identifier.issn2601-0003
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.spage70
dc.identifier.urihttps://mjosht.usim.edu.my/index.php/mjosht/article/view/147/140
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/15563
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUSIM Press, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMalaysian Journal of Science, Health & Technology (MJoSHT)en_US
dc.subjectDentist appearance; patient perception; dentist attire; preference.en_US
dc.titleDentist's Appearance: Does It Matter?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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