title: Fear in the dental chair.
abstract: About a quarter of adults avoid regular dental examinations as a result of childhood experiences. The dentist who is sensitive to these fears will provide more than much needed treatment.
authors.affiliation: Center for Psychoanalytic Services, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology