Effects of a Training Needle on Dental Hygiene Student Anxiety.
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to assess whether practicing with a cotton-tipped applicator as compared to a new training device had an effect on the anxiety levels of dental hygiene students prior to administering and receiving their first intraoral injection for local anesthesia. Met...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 57 - 62 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Dental Hygienists Association
Apr2018
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