title: Successful dentist-patient communication for optimal esthetic results.
abstract: Dentist-patient communication must be at the highest level to ensure efficient, functional, and esthetic dentistry. Understanding the patient and his or her needs and helping that patient understand them as well is the first step to providing proper dental care.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans