Interdisciplinary Approach to Dentistry
The rapid developments in dental technical materials and the completely different methods of implementation present a considerable challenge to the adaptation mechanisms of the cranio-mandibular system, making strategic case planning especially important.
Dental medicine as a whole is under consistent progressive development. Due to rapid medical advancements, new research results, new technological facilities as well as the increasing link between systemic disease and oral disorders, it is more than before necessary to build up a close cooperation with other medical fields.
Scientific thinking and the knowledge of the context of evidence-based medicine is obligatory and needs to be seen in an interdisciplinary way. The dentist's ability to establish treatment based on evidence-based medicine becomes more and more important.
The continuously increasing interdisciplinary linking of individual medical fields requires a profound and comprehensive overall knowledge of the treatment possibilities and of the conceptual structure of the therapy.

The interdisciplinary approach, as developed by Professor Dr. Rudolf Slavicek in the Vienna School of Interdisciplinary Dentistry, emphases on improving the health-related quality of a patient's life by considering all aspects and interdisciplinary interconnections.