title: The image of dentistry in contemporary culture.
abstract: The multimedia portrayals of dentists and dentistry have expanded in scope. Prevention and esthetics have replaced drilling and extraction in the public perception of dental practice. According to the author, dentists themselves are no longer treated exclusively as buffoons or sadists. Instead, he writes, they are more apt to be seen as solid citizens, occasionally as romantic figures and even as complex, realistic human beings.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003813:Dentistry; D003815:Dentists; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008093:Literature, Modern; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D019212:Multimedia; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010551:Personality; D011639:Public Opinion; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014081:Tooth Extraction