Dental shame stops people seeking help for oral health issues, study warns
Shame can lead people to avoid getting treatment for dental issues, potentially worsening oral health inequalities, a new study warns. A better understanding of dental shame could encourage more people to seek help, researchers and practitioners have said. It would alleviate some of the devastating consequences that oral health problems can have on overall health, disease and even risk of death. Researchers warn that healthcare practitioners can incite shame in patients both intentionally and unintentionally. When shaming is…
