Assessing the Attitudes and Clinical Practices of Ohio Dentists Treating Patients with Dental Anxiety
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Practice Implications
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Total | n = 118 | |
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n | % | |
Age (n = 118) | ||
20–40 years | 24 | 20.3 |
41–64 years | 75 | 63.6 |
65+ years | 19 | 16.1 |
Gender (n = 114) | ||
Male | 82 | 71.9 |
Female | 32 | 28.1 |
Dental School Alma Mater (n = 116) | ||
The Ohio State University | 70 | 60.3 |
Case Western Reserve University | 28 | 24.1 |
Other (Out of State) | 18 | 15.6 |
Statement | Strongly Disagree No. (%) | Disagree No. (%) | Neither Agree Nor Disagree No. (%) | Agree No. (%) | Strongly Agree No. (%) |
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I treat patients with dental anxiety (DA) in my practice (n = 117) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (4.3) | 57 (48.7) | 53 (45.3) |
I feel comfortable treating patients who experience DA (n = 117) | 1 (0.9) | 9 (7.7) | 17 (14.5) | 57 (48.7) | 33 (28.2) |
I find it challenging to treat patients with DA (n = 115) | 4 (3.5) | 12 (10.4) | 21 (18.3) | 57 (49.6) | 21 (18.3) |
I find it rewarding to treat patients with DA (n = 117) | 6 (5.1) | 9 (7.7) | 31 (26.5) | 50 (42.7) | 21 (17.9) |
I modify the treatment plan if I know that a patient has DA (n = 116) | 9 (7.8) | 21 (18.1) | 26 (22.4) | 49 (42.2) | 11 (9.5) |
I schedule extra time for appointments if I know a patient has DA (n = 115) | 2 (1.7) | 11 (9.6) | 12 (10.4) | 63 (54.8) | 27 (23.5) |
I have referred a patient to a different dental provider before because of his/her dental anxiety (n = 117) | 15 (12.8) | 23 (19.7) | 7 (6.0) | 54 (46.2) | 18 (15.4) |
I would treat more patients with DA, but it is too time consuming (n = 117) | 18 (15.4) | 40 (34.2) | 37 (31.6) | 16 (13.7) | 6 (5.1) |
I would treat more patients with DA, but it is too costly (n = 117) | 18 (15.4) | 41 (35.0) | 39 (33.3) | 16 (13.7) | 3 (2.6) |
I would treat more patients with DA, but it is too stressful (n = 115) | 14 (12.2) | 38 (33.0) | 33 (28.7) | 24 (20.9) | 6 (5.2) |
Statement | Familiar with Technique No. (%) | Comfortable with Technique No. (%) | Find Technique Effective No. (%) |
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Relaxation | 49 (42.2) | 49 (42.2) | 34 (29.3) |
Behavior Therapy (BT) | 20 (17.2) | 17 (14.7) | 7 (6.0) |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | 14 (12.1) | 6 (5.2) | 4 (3.4) |
Distraction (music, talking, etc.) | 96 (82.8) | 93 (80.2) | 64 (55.2) |
Tell-show-do | 87 (75.0) | 84 (72.4) | 57 (49.1) |
Anxiolytics | 61 (52.6) | 51 (44.0) | 47 (40.5) |
Nitrous oxide or sedatives | 93 (80.2) | 76 (65.5) | 58 (50.0) |
Other | 9 (7.8) | 7 (6.0) | 10 (8.6) |
None of the above | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1.7) | 1 (0.9) |
Statement | Males (%) | Females (%) | p-Value |
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Familiar with Anxiolytics | 44.4 | 71.0 | 0.02 |
Comfortable Prescribing Anxiolytics | 37.0 | 58.1 | 0.06 |
Find Anxiolytics Effective | 33.3 | 54.8 | 0.05 |
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Williams, K.A.; Lambaria, S.; Askounes, S. Assessing the Attitudes and Clinical Practices of Ohio Dentists Treating Patients with Dental Anxiety. Dent. J. 2016, 4, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj4040033
Williams KA, Lambaria S, Askounes S. Assessing the Attitudes and Clinical Practices of Ohio Dentists Treating Patients with Dental Anxiety. Dentistry Journal. 2016; 4(4):33. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj4040033
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilliams, Kristin A., Sarah Lambaria, and Sara Askounes. 2016. "Assessing the Attitudes and Clinical Practices of Ohio Dentists Treating Patients with Dental Anxiety" Dentistry Journal 4, no. 4: 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj4040033