Dentistry's oxymorons.
Confusion in language results in perplexity in relationships between doctor and patient, as well as threatening the consanguinity of the doctor to his fellow doctor. This article explores the common use of self-contradictory terms in the field of dental orthopedics and anesthesia-sedation in particular, and the unethical, verbal de-specialization of the dental specialist in general. It scrutinizes common dental advertising malpractices.
NYU College of Dentistry.
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D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D003142:Communication; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders