/oss/taxonomy/term/7534/all en /oss/article/medical-contributors/hey-doc-im-hard-freeze <p>Let’s face it, dentistry is not an easy job. Besides the clinical knowledge and expertise required, managing patients' fear is an essential part of being a good dentist. Anticipation of pain during dental procedures, whether based on past experience or related stories is perhaps the most common fear for patients. And while one can appreciate this prior to the introduction of local anesthetics (LA), today the vast majority of treatments should be painless.</p> Fri, 03 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Mark Grossman BSc, DDS, Contributor 9936 at /oss