title: General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners: part 1. History taking and examination of the clothed patient.
abstract: All dental practitioners must be proficient at taking a medical history, examining a clothed patient and recognising relevant clinical signs. The general examination of a patient should take into account findings from the history. This paper does not attempt to address the detailed oral and dental examination carried out by dental practitioners but focuses on the holistic patient assessment - essential for safe patient management.
authors.affiliation: Consultant/Honorary Clinical Professor, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination