title: The case for mother in the surgery.
abstract: The argument for and against the presence of the mother in the surgery while her child undergoes a dental procedure has been contentious. Using a psychodynamic framework, this paper suggests that the mother's presence is necessary for the dentist-child relationship to function correctly.
authors.affiliation: Dental Public Health Research Group, School of Clinical Dentistry, Queen's University of Belfast.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology