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Dental Anxiety

March 15, 2021 News DentistryNews

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Reduce Dental Anxiety in Children

by Globe Health News

A pioneering study led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will investigate whether Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) could help reduce the worryingly high number of children who are afraid of the dentist. Around one in three children…

November 13, 2020 Feature Dental Hygiene

Scents, Sounds, and Sights: Managing Dental Fear in 2020

by Alina Fintineanu, RDH, C.A Ed, CTP

An Updated Look at Options for Setting Our Patients at Ease Two of the main culprits that prevent our patients from seeking care are fear and anxiety. Dentophobia (or odontophobia) is defined as “the extreme fear of going to the…

May 2, 2018 News News

Acupuncture May Help Patients with Dental Anxiety

by University of York, Science Daily

Researchers have found evidence that acupuncture could help people who experience dental anxiety. Dental anxiety affects up to an estimated 30% of the adult population in countries world-wide. Patients can experience nausea, difficulty breathing and dizziness at the thought of…

February 27, 2018 News Oral Health

Can High-Tech Stress Relief Make You Enjoy Going to the Dentist?

by BarrieToday.com

Barrie dentist features unique, all-natural calming system Keep calm and drill on. Patients are relaxed in the dental chair at the Barrie practice of Dr. Micheal Robinson. Robinson is one of only two dentists out of 21,000 in Canada – including…

November 13, 2017 News Oral Health

5 Ways To Help Children Manage Dental Anxiety

by Huffington Post Canada

Does your child fear the dentist? Many kids do—mine included. After a routine visit, my seven-year-old son swore off opening up and saying “ahh.” The scrape of enamel. The taste of fluoride. Repeated attempts to take X-rays by thrusting a…

October 30, 2017 News Oral Health

Statistics Show Dental Anxiety and Bad Teeth Seriously Impacts Careers

by MarketsInsider

Landing a career can be tough enough today. But a high percentage of job-searching millennials are doing their best to keep their mouths closed while being interviewed—a bad thing to do while trying to form a highly positive impression on…