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Dentist Reviews and Recommendations (Database)
Common Fears
- What is dental phobia?
- Dental Fears - The Basics
- Fear of "The Dentist"
- Embarrassment
- "My teeth are the worst the dentist has ever seen!"
- Loss of control
- Pain
- Needle Phobia
- Fear of the sights, sounds, and smells
- How to deal with a bad gag reflex
- Panicking or Crying
- Fear of feeling numb
- Fear of unnecessary or wrong dental treatment
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Allergy to "novacaine"
- Can't get numb?
- "Treating Anxious Patients Like Me"
- Fear of needing extensive treatment
- Cost of dental treatment
- Fear of or difficulties with brushing teeth
- Tips for Abuse Survivors and their Dentists
- Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Dental Fear - Interview
Help With Overcoming Fears
What steps can I take?
- Identifying your fears
- Making up your mind
- Finding the Right Dentist
- Doomsday - The first appointment
- The Aftermath and the Neuropsychology of Fear
- Finding a Therapist
- Tips and Tricks
Psychological methods for overcoming fears:
- Overview of psychological methods
- Distraction (article by Lloyd Jerome)
- Relaxation and Hypnosis
- Tell-Show-Do
Pharmacological methods for overcoming fears:
- Dental Sedation Main Page
- Inhalation Sedation (Laughing Gas)
- IV Sedation
- Oral Sedation
- General Anaesthesia
Download Center
- Tips for Abuse Survivors and their Dentists (PDF download)
- Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (PDF download for researchers)
- Sample letter to prospective dentists (Word document download)
- What I Fear (PDF download)
- What Might Help Me (PDF download)
- "Handle Me With Care" Patient Form (PDF downoad)
- Stressbuster MP3
Dentistry for Dummies
Dental Procedures:
- Dental Check-ups
- Dental Cleanings
- What is Deep Cleaning?
- Healing after tooth removal and other oral surgery
Dental Technologies and Gadgets:
Resources
For Consumers:
- Dental Phobia Links and Forums
- Find-a-Dentist Resources
- Verify a dentist's license to practice
- Dental Health Information Resources
- Dental Forums
- Dental Helplines and Free Dental Advice
- Dental Dictionaries
- Dentures - Advice, Resources and Forums
- Anxiety Self-Help
For Professionals:
- How to handle nervous patients
- Dental Patient Forms
- "Handle me with care" form (our short version, PDF file)
- "Handle me with care form" (original form, Word document)
- Classic text on Iatrosedation (PDF file)
- Tips for Abuse Survivors and Their Dentists (PDF file)
- Meeting and greeting anxious patients
- Courses and Free Online Learning Resources
Other Links:
Dental Phobia Forum
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