  Interactions of charmed and strange mesons with baryonic matter can be
calculated in the nonrelativistic quark potential model. For KN scattering data
exists, and the theoretical results for S-waves are in approximate agreement
with experiment. Here we apply the same model to the scattering of open-charm
(D) mesons by nucleons, and give quark model predictions for DN scattering
amplitudes. Spin-orbit forces in KN and DN will also be discussed.
