Psychiatric disorders in dental practice

by M. David Enoch

Dental practitioners and dental students both need to be aware of the significance of psychological disturbances and disorders in dental practice. Improved early recognition of psychological illness leads to accurate assessment and diagnosis which is the first step to correct management and treatment. The recent decision to include mandatory teaching of the behavioural sciences in the undergraduate dental curriculum indicates a recognition of the importance of the subject and means that students are having to address this aspect of patient care more thoroughly. It is hoped that this book will provide a wider understanding of orofacial manifestation of psychiatric disorders, as well as emphasize that the majority of patients with psychological illness may be treated successfully within general dental practice. Concentrating on those psychiatric disorders most commonly encountered by the dentist, Psychiatric Disorders in Dental Practice gives a detailed description of each syndrome plus