title: May I ethically discontinue treating an overanxious patient?
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Gamba
mesh_terms: D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics*; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology