title: Differences between men and women regarding attitudes toward dental local anesthesia among junior students at a United Kingdom dental school.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of junior dental students at a United Kingdom dental school regarding the administration and receipt of a local anesthetic injection. The effect of teaching on these attitudes was also evaluated. Data were collected by questionnaire. Previous experience with local anesthesia in a dental office did not affect students' attitudes toward administration and receipt of a local anesthetic injection from a classmate. Female students were more anxious about giving and receiving local anesthetic injections than male students. Didactic teaching decreased anxiety in relation to administration and receipt of a local anesthetic injection. The results showed that male and female students in a United Kingdom dental school differed in their attitudes toward local anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. J.G.Meechan@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000523:psychology*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000523:psychology*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012737:Sex Factors; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D011318:Prilocaine