Working experience is not a predictor of good communication: Results from a controlled trial with simulated patients.

Introduction: The importance of good communication in dentistry is proven in terms of both medical satisfaction and patient-related recovery and prevention. The present work deals with the comparison of communicative abilities and the communicative self-assessment of licensed dentists as well as students of dentistry with special emphasis on the influence of the treatment experience.

Materials And Methods: A total of 34 dentists (experimental group) with an average work experience of 16 years and 36 students (control group) with an average of 1.