ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2015
Dentists' use of behavioural management techniques and their attitudes towards treating paediatric patients with dental anxiety.
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The Effect of a Dentist Administered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (D-CBT) in Adult Patients With Dental Fear
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children Using a Mobile Health App: Usability and User Experience Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Hypnosis and Sedation for Anxious Children Undergoing Dental Treatment: A Retrospective Practice-Based Longitudinal Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Skills, Knowledge, and Implementation of Techniques for Behavioral Guidance in Adults with a Fear of Dentistry.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2021Article
- Behaviour and Anxiety Management of Paediatric Dental Patients through Virtual Reality: A Randomised Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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- Dental treatment and caries prevention preceding treatment under general anaesthesia in healthy children and adolescents: a retrospective cohort study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2018Article
- Variation in caries treatment proposals among dentists in Norway: the best interest of the child.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2017Article
- Assessing the Attitudes and Clinical Practices of Ohio Dentists Treating Patients with Dental Anxiety.Dentistry journal · 2016Article
- Application of Behavior Management Techniques for Paediatric Dental Patients by Tanzanian Dental Practitioners.The open dentistry journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between dentists' education in treatment of dental anxiety (DA), dentists' attitudes towards patients with DA and dentists' use of BMT.
methodsAn anonymous questionnaire was sent electronically to 611 dentists in the Public Dental Service in Norway. Statistical evaluation was done using cross tabulation with Chi square and logistic regression analyses.
resultsThe response rate was 65 % (n = 391). About half of the respondents (53 %, n = 208) had followed postgraduate courses in treating patients with DA. The following were the most common attitudes towards treating young patients with DA: it feels like making a contribution (72 %, n = 286), it is difficult or tiresome (54 %, n = 215) and it is a positive challenge (51 %, n = 203). Dentists who had taken postgraduate courses in DA more often reported anxious patients as a positive challenge (60 vs. 42 %, p < 0.001) and were less reluctant to treat these patients (5 vs. 15 %, p = 0.002). The most frequently used BMT was tell-show-do (87 %, n = 340), followed by relaxation (35 %, n = 132), distraction (25 %, n = 94), systematic cognitive behaviour therapy (22 %, n = 84) and conscious sedation (18 %, n = 69). Dentists without postgraduate courses in DA used fewer techniques when treating these patients (OR 2.1, 95 % CI 1.3-3.3, p = 0.001) compared with dentists who had taken these courses.
conclusionCountry of graduation and postgraduate courses in DA had a strong relationship with dentists' use of BMT and dentists' attitudes towards young patients with DA.
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