Lec 1.2: Dental Anxiety, 3 types of parents

Question 1

Is a recognized personality trait, but there are some factors which have been found to increase the likelihood of behavior problems at dental appointments.

Answer 1

Dental anxiety / fear / phobia

Question 2

• Involves physical, intellectual and emotional aspect
• Chronological Age play a significant role (Dental Age)
• The younger the child the more likely react negatively.
• Behavior may be attributed to some form of cranial damage.
• Physically normal but demonstrate sociological problem

Answer 2

Growth and development child

Question 3

• Bad dental experiences of the parents, brother and sister, exaggerates the undesirable dental experience
• Socioeconomic status, families with low income and below average education have tendency to attend a negative behavior.

Answer 3

Family and peer

Question 4

• Cultural background
• Male seems more tolerant that females, are not particularly a consideration to variances in cooperative pattern.

Answer 4

Ethnicity and gender

Question 5

• Immunization and vaccination
• Traumatic dental treatment
• Filling or extraction treatment on the first dental visit

Answer 5

Past medical/dental experience

Question 6

• Dress / uniform
• Instrument / equipment
• Clinic design
• Colors

Answer 6

Dental environment

Question 7

• Authoritarian / Dictator
• This parent commands and directs the lives of children.

Answer 7

Drill sergeant

Question 8

• or Over Protective
• This parents hovers over children and rescues them from the hostile world in which they live.

Answer 8

Helicopter

Question 9

• This love and logic parents provides guidance and consultant services for children.

Answer 9

Consultant