"Dress To Profess: What Should Paediatric Dental Staff Wear?"

Professional appearance contributes to the first impression. Attire choices should attempt to balance professional appearance, comfort, and practicality with the potential role of apparel. Attire and styles might be subject to cultural sensitivity. Moreover, they also could be perceived differently according to gender and paediatric practice. Attires have to be less intimidating and child friendly in paediatric dentistry. Parents harbour conscious and unconscious biases when it comes to the clinical demeanour of dental staff in a hospital. Dental staff need to focus on their attire, which would help in building quick rapport and trust in children and parents. This e-poster portrays the perceptions of parents towards the dental staff in a paediatric department in a hospital. Keywords: Appearance, paediatric practice, attires, demeanor, rapport