Use of humor in managing clinical anxiety.
Going to the dentist can be a stressful event, often causing anxiety in the child patient. A sampling of pediatric dentists was undertaken to study their use of humor in the clinical setting. Dentists use both common and individual types of humor and create a playful/humorous atmosphere with verbal and nonverbal cues to their patients.
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D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic