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Kalou
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Name: Kalou
Age:28
Location: South east, England
1) How would you rate your dislike of the dentist on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being minimal and 10 being absolute fear.8
2) What do you dislike about visiting the dentist?
Smell? _______Yes______________
Noise?_______Yes_____________
Other: ________showing my teeth, tools, waiting, language used, chair....everything lol! __________
3) Have you ever had a bad experience at the dentist which has left a lasting negative impression? If so, please elaborate......Being gassed as a child and being shouted at and put on the spot to make a difficult decsion that has plagued me all my life!
4) How often do you visit your dentist?Been once for the first time in about 12 years....intend to go every 6 months from now on!
5) Have you ever ignored your dental health due to fear of the dentist? YES
6) Why would you book a dental appointment?Because it is due and I don't want to fall back into old habbits!
7) Have you ever tried any of the following approaches during dental treatment.
a) Intravenous sedation Not yet
b) general anaestheticNot yet
c) inhaled sedation (gas and air)Gassed once as a child
d) HypnosisNo
e) Distraction techniqes (music, pictures etc)No
other....
8) Do you consider dental phobia a serious condition?YES!
Age:28
Location: South east, England
1) How would you rate your dislike of the dentist on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being minimal and 10 being absolute fear.8
2) What do you dislike about visiting the dentist?
Smell? _______Yes______________
Noise?_______Yes_____________
Other: ________showing my teeth, tools, waiting, language used, chair....everything lol! __________
3) Have you ever had a bad experience at the dentist which has left a lasting negative impression? If so, please elaborate......Being gassed as a child and being shouted at and put on the spot to make a difficult decsion that has plagued me all my life!
4) How often do you visit your dentist?Been once for the first time in about 12 years....intend to go every 6 months from now on!
5) Have you ever ignored your dental health due to fear of the dentist? YES
6) Why would you book a dental appointment?Because it is due and I don't want to fall back into old habbits!
7) Have you ever tried any of the following approaches during dental treatment.
a) Intravenous sedation Not yet
b) general anaestheticNot yet
c) inhaled sedation (gas and air)Gassed once as a child
d) HypnosisNo
e) Distraction techniqes (music, pictures etc)No
other....
8) Do you consider dental phobia a serious condition?YES!