Cooperation with patients - guarantee of successful treatment

The aim of the study was to substantiate the necessity of efficient therapeutic cooperation between the doctor and the patient. The main factors determining such cooperation are considered including odontological behaviour of the physician, the choice of the adequate treatment model, compliance with the principles and rules of medical ethics, deontological requirements regulating the patient/physician relationship. Special attention is given to such issues as the doctor’s authority, patient’s confidence, and professional preparation of the first patient’s visit. The authority of the physician depends on his professional skills and moral qualities, such as sense of duty, humanism, and love for his occupation. The causes behind failed relationships between the doctor and the patient are considered with special reference to deontological flaws on the part of the physician.