Self-esteem is NOT what you think. Its not really the I feel good about myself emotion. If you would have asked me a year ago, I wouldnt have guessed that such interesting topics would be taught in dental school, but here I am learning about them. My favorite class in school right now is Dentist-Patient-Relationship. Here we learn about the interactions we will encounter, and the kind of mental maneuvering we have to do in order to deliver optimal treatment and prevent the patient from standing