The purpose of this paper is to encourage and promote interdisciplinary dentistry. Sometimes, what appears to be a rather straightforward case instead becomes a more complex orthodontic case requiring more restorative and surgical treatment. The value of an interdisciplinary team is emphasized in such cases as these. Specific strategies are presented that can be applied to developing and mainta...

Psychiatric morbidity is frequent in patients with psoriasis. We compared the effectiveness of dermatological vs. interdisciplinary dermatological and psychiatric care for psoriasis. Adults with moderate-to-severe psoriasis were randomly allocated to dermatological (n = 24) or interdisciplinary care (n = 23) and treated accordingly. Primary endpoint was the mean change in Dermatology Life Quali...