title: A study of dental anxiety in a Belfast population.
abstract: This study was undertaken to assess the levels and behavioural consequences of dental anxiety in a Belfast population. Fear is associated with poor attendance, leading to neglect and so Northern Ireland, with the highest caries rate in the United Kingdom, seemed a good place to examine dental anxiety and its relation to dental health status. A questionnaire was used to examine the prevalence and accompanying effects of dental anxiety. The results were statistically analysed.
authors.affiliation: Dental Public Health, Queen's University, Belfast.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires