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Treatment guidelines

Patient compliance/recall

Key points

  • Patient compliance is as important to long-term treatment success as any other contributing factor
  • Understanding the patient’s lifestyle and home culture is important to reach effective compliance
  • A standardized education protocol to promote patient compliance should be part of the treatment plan and aftercare

Clinical topics

Aftercare / follow up

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