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Communicating with patients who have immigrated to the UK

BDJ In Practice volume 36, pages 16–20 (2023)Cite this article

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Dentists aspire to ensure that their patients understand everything that is communicated during a dental consultation. This should extend to patients whose first language may not be English. The rate of immigration is increasing so dentists should become more competent in communicating with this cohort of patients.

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    Ambica Bhambra

  2. Select Dental Care, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

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Bhambra, A., Fletcher, A. Communicating with patients who have immigrated to the UK. BDJ In Pract 36, 16–20 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-023-2122-7

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