Adult dental anxiety: recent assessment approaches and psychological management in a dental practice setting

Gerald Michael Humphris; James  Spyt; Alice  Herbison; Tom Kelsey

Adult dental anxiety: recent assessment approaches and psychological management in a dental practice setting

Gerald Michael Humphris, James Spyt, Alice Herbison, Tom Kelsey

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Dental Anxiety of patients is a common feature of the everyday experience of dental practice. This article advocates the use of regular assessment of this psychological construct to assist in patient management. Various tools, such as the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), are available to monitor dental anxiety that are quick to complete and easy to interpret. Patient burden is low. A new mobile phone assessment system (DENTANX) is being developed for distribution. This
application and other psychological interventions are being investigated to assist patients to receive dental care routinely.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	388-394
Number of pages	7
Journal	Dental Update
Volume	43
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - May 2016

Keywords

Dental anxiety
Psychometric assessment
Psychological management
Mobile phone application

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Kelsey, T. (PI)
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Miguel, I. J. (PI), Balasubramaniam, D. (CoI), Gent, I. P. (CoI), Kelsey, T. (CoI) & Linton, S. A. (CoI)
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Adult dental anxiety: recent assessment approaches and psychological management in a dental practice setting
Humphris, G. M. (Creator), Spyt, J. (Creator), Herbiso, A. (Creator) & Kelsey, T. W. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 1 May 2016
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