Treating Nervous Patients - Articles, PDF Downloads and Resources

Top Tips for Treating Nervous Patients (PDF) – Tips from Edinburgh dentist Fraser Hendrie and his team (click here for the online version, where you can add your comments)

Iatrosedation (PDF) – Nathan Friedman’s classic (1967) paper on iatrosedation is as relevant as ever.

Dental Phobia in Survivors of Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse (PDF file) – This article, written by a survivor of childhood abuse, provides practical advice on how to recognize and deal with dental patients who may have suffered sexual, physical or emotional abuse in the past.

Dental anxiety, fear and phobia (PDF file) – Mike Gow shines some light on dental phobias – and explains how the new International Society of Dental Anxiety Management can help.