title: Attendance pattern of anxiety-treated dental patients: a pilot study.
abstract: Ex-patients of a dental fear clinic were found to have significantly reduced, yet still high, dental anxiety scores in comparison with the pre-intervention scores. In spite of the intervention about one quarter of the ex-patients did not visit a dentist regularly. A positive relationship was found between dental anxiety, measured with Corah's DAS, and "dislike of drilling". A short duration of (self-reported) psychophysiologic anxiety reactions appeared to be associated with the intention to ask for treatment, e.g. if a cavity were present. However, regular dental attendance was not correlated with dental anxiety scores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology & Endodotology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Schuurs
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Makkes
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Duivenvoorden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis