Sponsored by: Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research
Description: Anxiety and fear about dental care are public health problems associated with poorer oral health quality of life and lower rates of oral health care utilization. Contemporary instruments assessing this construct will be presented, and critically examined. Recommendations for use of these tools will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to articulate that dental anxiety and fear are dimensional constructs that exist along a continuum in the general population.
At the end of the session, participants shall be able to differentiate among dental anxiety, fear, and phobia and associated symptoms.
At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to identify the major verbal report instruments that can be used to measure dental anxiety, fear, and phobia, and to describe other modalities that also allow for assessment of these states.