title: Use of humor in managing clinical anxiety.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nevo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shapira
mesh_terms: 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