title: Validation of a Facial Image Scale to assess child dental anxiety.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the validity of a scale that uses faces as an indicator of children's dental anxiety.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Child Dental Health waiting room, Newcastle Dental Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  100 children (aged 3-18 years) completed the Facial Image Scale (FIS) and the Venham Picture Test (VPT) in the dental hospital waiting room.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A strong correlation (0.7) was found between the two scales, indicating good validity for the FIS. Findings also showed that a small, but significant, number of children are anxious in the dental context.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that the FIS is a valid means of assessing child dental anxiety status in a clinical context.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychology, University of Derby, Mickleover, UK. h.buchanan@derby.ac.uk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niven
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results