Patient Co-operation–how can it be Improved?

Abstract

This paper considers ways of improving patient co-operation. It is divided into two parts. Firstly, communication with the patient (i.e. the child and their parents) and secondly, the use of simple reward charts that are relevant to orthodontics.

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