Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists
Clinical management of patients with dental fear, anxiety, and phobia could be a major challenge to daily practice of dental professionals. The aim of the current review was to expand the modern consideration with respect to these issues, and therefore to discuss basic approaches and psychologic...
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| description | Clinical management of patients with dental fear, anxiety, and phobia
could be a major challenge to daily practice of dental professionals. The
aim of the current review was to expand the modern consideration with
respect to these issues, and therefore to discuss basic approaches and
psychological techniques for management of oral health behaviors that
should be employed in dentistry. This paper presents detailed description
of the characteristics of dentist-patient therapeutic relationship as well as
the most used techniques to cope with dental fear, anxiety, and phobia -
relaxation techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), hypnosis and
melotherapy. We can still argue that knowledge from behavioral
sciences, along with excellent communication skills, empathic attitude,
and individual patient-centered approach remain the main
armamentarium of the dentist to deal with “difficult” patients,
experiencing fear, anxiety, or phobia during dental appointment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f08a9e2fa594abeb32f480f386c863d2025-08-20T03:18:56ZengMDPI AGJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences2392-76742023-04-01101425010.22543/2392-7674.1349Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for DentistsNadya Tsetsova Avramova0Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University -Sofia, BulgariaClinical management of patients with dental fear, anxiety, and phobia could be a major challenge to daily practice of dental professionals. The aim of the current review was to expand the modern consideration with respect to these issues, and therefore to discuss basic approaches and psychological techniques for management of oral health behaviors that should be employed in dentistry. This paper presents detailed description of the characteristics of dentist-patient therapeutic relationship as well as the most used techniques to cope with dental fear, anxiety, and phobia - relaxation techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), hypnosis and melotherapy. We can still argue that knowledge from behavioral sciences, along with excellent communication skills, empathic attitude, and individual patient-centered approach remain the main armamentarium of the dentist to deal with “difficult” patients, experiencing fear, anxiety, or phobia during dental appointment.https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1349&context=jmmsdental phobiaanxietycognitive-behavioral therapyhypnosismelotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Nadya Tsetsova Avramova Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences dental phobia anxiety cognitive-behavioral therapy hypnosis melotherapy |
| title | Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists |
| title_full | Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists |
| title_fullStr | Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists |
| title_short | Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists |
| title_sort | dental fear anxiety and phobia behavioral management and implications for dentists |
| topic | dental phobia anxiety cognitive-behavioral therapy hypnosis melotherapy |
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