Problems patients experience due to dental or skin conditions are often differently perceived by care providers. This is shown in a dissertation by Francesca Sampogna, a researcher in epidemiology at Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata in Rome.

“To limit this problem, specific courses in communication should be included in the training of health-care personnel,” she says. On Friday, May 21, she defended her dissertation Quality Of Life and Severity Assessment by Provider and Patient in Oral and Skin Conditions at the Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University. Continue reading →