Dental hygiene graduate

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Marketing Research and Data AnalysisDr. Jasper Greene hired Eden—a recent dental hygiene graduate—to work 4 days a week in his busy dental practice. Dr. Greene employs three other hygienists on a full-time basis, as well as three other dentists. Dr. Greene was very pleased, as the patients really liked Eden, and he thought that she had excellent clinical skills, especially or a new graduate. Eden was quite happy too and enjoyed the oce staff as well as the variety of patients she was treating. She was particularly excited to utilize the method of motivational interviewing, as a means to enhance patient behavior change, specifically as it related to patient self -care. While a student, Eden was praised by her clinical faculty or her exceptional mastery of this technique. Approximately 3 months later, Dr. Greene had a cancellation and was walking by Eden’s operatory while she was using motivational interviewing, and he stopped to listen to the conversation. Eden was working with a new patient, who was scheduled or periodontal instrumentation o deep periodontal pockets, but had a ear o needles, and re used anesthesia. She spent a significant amount of time counseling in a patient-centered manner. Dr. Greene was not familiar with this approach, and quite frankly, disagreed with the patient “calling the shots.” Later that day, Dr. Greene asked Eden to come to his office. He told her that she was to stop all this “mumbo jumbo,” and tell each patient what was best for him/her, as she was the expert. He further told her that none of the other hygienists or dentists in the office utilizes this technique, and he requires continuity among his office staff. Eden was very upset and did not know what to do. On the one hand she loved working or Dr. Greene, but on the other hand, she realized that she was not comfortable compromising her belie o patient-centered counseling and moving her patients naturally toward health. 1. Are there advantages to motivational interviewing? 2. Are there ethical principles in conflict in this dilemma? 3. What is the best way or Eden to handle this ethical dilemma?

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