title: [Medical-dental interaction].
abstract: Dentists are frequently faced with medical problems and physicians are often consulted by patients with dental problems. This special issue of the Dutch Dental Journal describes several examples of medical-dental interaction elucidating the importance of this topic. In addition, a series of papers on subjects with medical as well as dental aspects will be published in future issues of this journal on a regular basis.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Kaakchirurgie van het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen. a.vissink@umcg.nl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vissink
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003813:Dentistry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008511:Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009426:Netherlands; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation