Assessment of a dental anxiety scale.
A number of different sets of data concerning the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale were evaluated. The data indicate that the scale is a reliable, valid, and useful measure of dental anxiety. It can be successfully used in the dental office or in research projects.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001290:Attitude; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003740:Dental Clinics; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011331:Private Practice; D012737:Sex Factors; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology; D013334:Students; D013997:Time Factors