title: Deafness and dentistry.
abstract: An article published last year in the British Medical Journal has illustrated that severe deafness does not preclude a career in medicine. My own experience and that of others prompts me to write that the same is true of dentistry. For patients who are deaf, dentists need to be aware of simple measures that may ease communication and avoid misunderstanding.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans