title: Preparing the patient for painless dentistry.
abstract: Preparing the patient for painless dentistry must take into account the total patient. In addition to the physical need for anesthetic, the patient has an emotional need for a dentist who responds compassionately to anxiety. By combining the emotional and physical techniques, a dentist can provide patients with the greatest practice-builder the profession has-painless dentistry.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication