ArticleStreich-Schlossmacher E.
SSO Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnheilkd. 1978 Jun;88(6):630-40.
Overemphasis on technical knowledge and ability is often the cause for neglecting patients psychosomatically. In the center of patient-dentist relationship stands fear in its various forms. Also, an increasing number of patients come with mental disturbances and expect understanding from the medical person in the first place, and technical knowledge in second only. It is important that the student already be familiarized with these problems. The method of Balint, successfully used in general medecine, seems to be very useful to this end, because it teaches the student to know his own mental reactions aslong with those of his patients.