An analysis of anger in relation to clinical dentistry

This article discussed anger and its cause. Experience and observation of human behavior denote valid points in the four concepts considered. The introduction of the RET has added the belief system and interpretation of events to the classic approaches. This concept adds further insight into why people become angry or, more accurately, allow themselves to be moved by anger. With this new knowledge should come an awareness of the need to converse with and know patients better and to prevent undesirable anger relationships from occurring. Dentists are able to modify the patient's belief system, if it is erroneous, by educating them toward more realistic expectations. This makes it possible to add to the patient's happiness by reducing conflictual relationships in the acceptance of reality.