title: Knowing your patients.
authors.affiliation: Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, 925 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0641, USA. malamed@usc.edu
authors.forename: Stanley F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Malamed
mesh_terms: D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004630:Emergencies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification; D010808:Physical Examination; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control