Managing Patient Anxiety: The Iatrosedative Process
by Dr. Nathan Friedman
About this paper: How to manage and treat patients who have high degrees of anxiety and fear. This remarkable paper is no longer in print. Dr. Friedman gave Suzanne Boswell his personal approval to transcribe this 4-page paper to make it available to all dental professionals for the benefit of their practices and their patients. This is the only authorized presentation of this paper - with authorization provided directly by Dr. Friedman to Suzanne Boswell.
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IN MEMORIAM:
Dr. Nathan Friedman (1912-2009) passed away on May 27, 2009
On May 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, Nate died at the age of 97. The world was a better place with Nate in it and I feel a great loss in his passing.
He was a Periodontist, University of Southern California Professor, Department Head, founder of USC's Department of Behavioral Science. These terms don't come near to touching the essence of the man. He was one of the most remarkable human beings I've ever met ... brilliant, warm, kind ... and I feel fortunate, to call him friend and mentor. His understanding of people and the depth of his empathy toward patients helped to make him such an exceptional person.
He shared his knowledge with me so openly and freely. I felt like he was with me in spirit at each presentation I gave at dental meetings. And his spirit will remain with me in future meetings. I've spoken about Dr. Friedman at hundreds of dental meetings internationally. His research and teaching on managing patient anxiety is crucial for dental teams to understand. On numerous occasions when I spoke at meetings on the west coast, his past dental students (now practicing dentists), would come up to me after the meetings and they'd relate stories of his classes and the impact he had made on them. Their comments were always filled with respect for his knowledge and love and admiration for the man.
For years I've had Dr. Friedman on a pedestal of sorts - in awe of his knowledge, in awe of his great empathy for others, in appreciation of his skills in treating anxious patients and in admiration for his mission in teaching dental students. I am so grateful to him for his interest in my work and his willingness to share with me. And so it is with greatest respect that I say, I'll miss you Nate - but you'll always remain with me and I'll always feel your encouragement and support. Rest in peace.
Read Dr. Friedman's obituary in the Los Angeles Times Obituary