Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient

Hill, Kirsty; Hainsworth, Jenny; Burke, F. J. T.; Fairbrother, Kevin

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.318

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“…It implies 1) that the dentists did not feel able to help the patients overcome their fears and 2) that they felt a lack of control of the situation. This reflects the findings of previous research 42 which found that 91% of dentists felt stressed when treating anxious patients and 65% felt that their undergraduate training in psychological techniques to help patients was inadequate. Forty four percent would have been interested in extra training, given financial support.…”

Section: Anxious Patients (Code 3)supporting

confidence: 87%

A study to explore specific stressors and coping strategies in primary dental care practice

Bretherton

Chapman

Chipchase³

2016

Br Dent J

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Background and Aims: It is widely acknowledged that dentists experience occupational stress. This qualitative study aimed to explore previously identified specific stressors in more detail in order to inform the development of a future stress management programme. Method: Two focus groups of dentists (N: 7 & 6) were conducted to explore, in more detail, nine specific stressors and concepts; being out of one's comfort zone, zoning out from the patient, celebrating the positive aspects of work, thinking aloud, the effect of hurting patients, the impact of perfectionism, responsibility for patient's self-care, the emotional impact of difficult situations as a foundation dentist. Participants were also asked for their views on the structure and contents of the proposed stress management package. Verbatim transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. Results and Discussion: Dentists described the impact of these stressors and their current coping methods; thematic analysis revealed 9 themes which covered the above concepts and a further overall theme of need for control. The findings are elaborated in connection to their relevant stress, coping and emotion psychological theory. Their implications for personal well-being and clinical outcomes are discussed. Conclusion: Dentists' stressful and coping experiences are complex and it is essential that any stress management programme reflects this and that the skills are easily accessible and sustainable within the context of a busy dental practice.

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Section: Anxious Patients (Code 3)supporting

confidence: 87%

A study to explore specific stressors and coping strategies in primary dental care practice

Bretherton

Chapman

Chipchase³

2016

Br Dent J

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“…This approach could be managed by general dentists without psychological training [8,16,29]. One example of this may be root canal treatment (RCT), which has been suggested to be one of the most "frightening" dental treatments [10][11][12][13], due to the perceived association of being painful [8]. Some patients would rather choose tooth extraction than root canal treatment which can preserve natural teeth.…”

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“… MDAS for the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale and anxiety level [11,12]. An MDAS score of between 5 and 9, indicating low dental anxiety.…”

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“…The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) [11] was used to quantify the anxiety level of the participants [12] and confirm those who might be dentally phobic were willing to participate discussion (Table 1). Data analysis and collection was concurrent and so recruitment ceased after no additional information was generated and data saturation reached [13].…”

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A qualitative study of patients’ views of techniques to reduce dental anxiety

Wang

Vinall‐Collier

Csikar

et al. 2017

Journal of Dentistry

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“…It has been reported that hypnosis is not taught to a standard where practitioners will feel that it is a tool they are confident to use to assuage the fears of the anxious patient. 7 Most practitioners who decide they want to use hypnosis go on academic courses that offer an introduction to the subject. Anyone interested in undertaking further training should contact either the National Council for Hypnotherapy (www.…”

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The art of suggestion: the use of hypnosis in dentistry

Holden¹

2012

Br Dent J

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Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient

Cited by 51 publications

References 7 publications

A study to explore specific stressors and coping strategies in primary dental care practice

A study to explore specific stressors and coping strategies in primary dental care practice

A qualitative study of patients’ views of techniques to reduce dental anxiety

The art of suggestion: the use of hypnosis in dentistry

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