Based on Cultural Differences,some Patients Might Not Accept Treatment Plan

question 20

Multiple Choice

Based on cultural differences,some patients might not accept treatment plan recommendations from a female dental hygiene student as readily as they would from a male dental hygiene student.If this happens to a female student in the school clinic she should

• A) Inform the clinic instructor that this patient is being offensive and ask him to leave.
• B) Show the patient courtesy and professionalism at all times.
• C) Use her knowledge of cultural norms and cultural differences to understand that this is not a personal attack.
• D) Tell the patient that female students are just as smart as male students.
• E) B and C only

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