Abstract
Regardless of age or sex, psychological normalcy or abnormalcy, all people do seek dental care.
Consequently, in dental care, viewing the whole patient is important; namely, the object of dental care is not only the mouth alone, but rather the whole person with oral cavity problems. Especially, with regard to the humanistic approach. The doctor-patient relationship, which is based on the understanding of the patient's needs, emotions and psycho-social aspects is important.
In this lecture, the following topics about dental care for the whole patient were discussed.
1. The patient's needs and the doctor-patient relationship.
2. Tatrogenic disturbances.
3. Polysurgery.
4. Glossodynia.
5. Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome.
6. Pain.
7. Fainting resulting from cerebral ischemia during dental treatments.
8. The significance of the teeth and mode of chewing that are most beneficial to the whole patient at each stage of life.
