The use of an aided augmentative communication system to achieve effective communication between the pediatric dentist and the child with cerebral palsy is described. This type of communication involves symbols placed on a communication board and may be used together with conventional behavior management techniques for successful delivery of dental treatment. A multidisciplinary team caring for...

OBJECTIVES Direct brain-computer communication uses self regulation of brain potentials to select letters, words, or symbols from a computer menu to re-establish communication in severely paralysed patients. However, not all healthy subjects, or all paralysed patients acquire the skill to self regulate their brain potentials, and predictors of successful learning have not been found yet. Predic...

Communication is a goal–directed activity. In general, it can serve multiple purposes, e.g. information transfer, expression of emotions, making promises,... According to H.P. Grice (1989), if communication is to be successful, the specific purpose of the communicative act has to be known and accepted by all participants. Hence, for a participant to be cooperative (i.e. willing to make the comm...

INTRODUCTION One of the important causes of medical errors and unintentional harm to patients is ineffective communication. The important part of this skill, in case it has been forgotten, is listening. The objective of this study was to determine whether managers in hospitals listen actively. METHODS This study was conducted between May and June 2014 among three levels of managers at teachin...