Jerković-Ćosić K
Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd. 2017 Nov;124(11):557-561. doi: 10.5177/ntvt.2017.11.17129.
With a growing number of female dentists, changes in the collaboration between dentists and dental hygienists are possible. To assess the possible consequences of these changes in dentistry for cooperation with dental hygienists, two important aspects are discussed: differences in vision with respect to treatment and the profession and differences in communication styles. Female dentists seem to be more prevention-orientated and people-orientated and are therefore more like the group of female dental hygienists. The communication style of female dentists is also consistent with the style of their female colleague hygienists; wishes and expectations are more aligned with each other, which makes optimal cooperation more likely. This focus on prevention and the consistency in communication styles offer opportunities for inter-professional collaboration between dentists and dental hygienists. Does this actually mean better collaboration, however, and what about the cooperation between male dentists and female dental hygienists?
随着女牙医数量的不断增加，牙医与口腔保健员之间的合作方式可能会发生变化。为了评估牙科领域这些变化对与口腔保健员合作可能产生的影响，本文讨论了两个重要方面：在治疗和职业愿景方面的差异以及沟通方式的差异。女牙医似乎更注重预防和以人为本，因此与女性口腔保健员群体更为相似。女牙医的沟通方式也与她们的女性同事口腔保健员一致；愿望和期望彼此更趋一致，这使得更有可能实现最佳合作。这种对预防的关注以及沟通方式的一致性为牙医和口腔保健员之间的跨专业合作提供了机会。然而，这真的意味着更好的合作吗？男牙医和女口腔保健员之间的合作情况又如何呢？
