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Dental Anxiety, Communication and the Dental Team: Responses to Fearful Patients.

Dental anxiety often persists through lack of good communication skills. Dental health providers (DHP) can use the treatment alliance to prevent dental anxiety from developing. DHPs should assist dentally anxious patients by encouraging them to express their fears early on. The DHP is advised to ack...

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Published in:Dental Assistant Vol. 88; no. 6; pp. 8 - 16
Main Authors: Freeman, Ruth, Humphris, Gerry
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Dental Assistant Association Nov/Dec2019
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          Dental Anxiety Etiology
          Dental Anxiety Prevention and Control
          Dental Anxiety Etiology
          Dental Anxiety Prevention and Control
          Dentists
          Dental Care Team
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          Professional Role
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          Therapeutic Alliance
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: Dental anxiety often persists through lack of good communication skills. Dental health providers (DHP) can use the treatment alliance to prevent dental anxiety from developing. DHPs should assist dentally anxious patients by encouraging them to express their fears early on. The DHP is advised to acknowledge patients' emotions, spend two to three minutes to learn about specific patient-centered issues and modify the treatment procedures accordingly. We also caution about the ineffectiveness of sedation for treating dental anxiety.
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