The Psychology of the Dentist-Patient Relationship
The Psychology of the Dentist-Patient Relationship acquaints dentists with the underlying interpersonal dynamics of their professional work. The author has reviewed the dental and psychological literature about the behavior of dentists and their patients,
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Stephen Bochner School of Psychology University of New South Wales Kensington, New South Wales 2033 Australia
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J. Richard Eiser Department of Psychology University of Exeter Exeter EX 4 4QG England Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bochner, Stephen. The psychology of the dentist-patient relationship/Stephen Bochner. p. cm.-(Contributions to psychology and medicine) Bibliography: p. Includes indexes. ISBN-13:978-1-4613-8767-1 I. Dentistry-Psychological aspects. 2. Dentist and patient. I. Title. II. Series. RK53.B66 1988 617.6'023-dcl9 87-33098
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ISBN-13:978-1-4613-8767-1 e-ISBN-13:978-1-4613-8765-7 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4613-8765-7
Acknowledgments
The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance provided by the Dental Health Education and Research Foundation of the University of Sydney, in particular the active encouragement of the Foundation's Executive Director, James E. Woolley. Thanks are also due to Ena Nomme, who acted as the research assistant for this project; Les
