title: [When the heart beats faster: negative expectations about dental treatment].
abstract: Many people expect dental treatment to be painful. This kind of expectation has important negative consequences for the patients' well-being. Disappointing occurrences during the treatment itself can further influence the expectations about a next treatment. The fact that the treatment result happens to be more positive than expected is a necessary instead of a sufficient condition for changing existing expectations. A cognitive model for dental fear is proposed and some implications for the general practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Uit de vakgroep Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde van het Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Jongh
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: ter Horst
mesh_terms: D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology