Abstract

CORREA RAMIREZ, A. et al. Self-efficacy in oral health: concept, assessment and treatment. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.5, pp.305-311. ISSN 2340-3152.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0213-12852015000500003.

Self-efficacy is a factor that allows predicting patients' behaviours to gain a suitable health level. In oral health this is fundamental, because patients' behaviours determine the adherence to indications provided by the dentist. The present article addresses the definition of self-efficacy in general, in oral health in particular, and a review of the most common instruments to measure this dimension inside the dental context. Finally, it presents a review of an intervention model of self-efficacy in oral health that has shown appropriate effectiveness.

Keywords : Self-efficacy; oral health; behavioral sciences.

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