Therapy Dog Support in Pediatric Dentistry: A Social Welfare Intervention for Reducing Anticipatory Anxiety and Situational Fear in Children.

Children often experience anticipatory anxiety and situational fear (AA&SF) as a common reaction to perceived environmental threats. Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) with certified therapy dogs have been increasing in commonality within social work and medical practice as a non-pharmaceutical int...

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Published in:	Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 615 - 630
Main Authors:	Vincent, Aviva, Heima, Masahiro, Farkas, Kathleen J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature 2020
Subjects:	Human-animal relationships Fear of dentists Pets Public welfare Social support Anxiety prevention Saliva analysis Hydrocortisone Oxytocin Pediatric dentistry Statistical sampling Time series analysis Pet therapy Pilot projects
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