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1. What does psychosocial mean and how does it relate to dentistry?
2. What do you think the role of a dentist is in the community, with patients, and in the profession?
3. What do you think about the social aspect of a dentist?
4. Define and exemplify ethics.

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1. What does psychosocial mean and how does it relate to dentistry?
Psychosocial involves two separate aspects- both social and psychological behavior. Such aspects are also social and psychological determinants of health. As the term relates to dentistry, we will look at the example of the United States, for the most part, mostly middle and upper classes can afford to visit the dentist regularly and especially to clean their teeth or even to receive non-extraction, restorative, and cosmetic or prosthetic dentistry. This would be considered a luxury for many, and would not be economically within their ability to pay. In addition, uninsured and poverty-level individuals often must face overwhelming long waiting lists, referrals, little to no options, and the red tape and bureaucratic ...

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