Behaviour management, non-pharmacological techniques

Question 1

Dental anxiety

Answer 1

Fear of pain
Lack of trust
Fear of loss of control
Fear of the unknown

Question 2

Dental fear

Answer 2

Reaction to a specific external threatening stimulus

Question 3

Dental phobia

Answer 3

Special kind of fear out of proportion to the demands of the situation, which will not respond to reason, is apparently beyond voluntary control and leads to avoidance of dental tx

Question 4

Distractions

Answer 4

Use of distracting stimulus to draw attention away from the disruptive behaviours and potentially unpleasant sensory stimuli.

Question 5

Densitisation

Answer 5

Hierarchy of fear provoking stimuli presented to a relaxed patient