Lec 5 - Anxiety Flashcards
a cognitively involved emotional response to stimuli or experiences associated with dental treatment
anxiety
a robust emotion, almost always defined by immediate onset which usually involves a physiological component like increased blood pressure
fear
extreme fear of dentistry
phobia
dental related fear and anxiety are blank barriers to dental treatment
psychosocial barriers
there has been blank in the prevalence of dental fear and anxiety since the 1950s
no decrease
percent of americans that have a HIGH level of dental care anxiety
10-20%
percent of people with moderate fear
45%
percent of people who avoid treatment due to fear or anxiety
5-10%
who reports higher levels of dental fear
women
SE status with higher dental fears
lower se status
high fear patients take this much more chair time
20%`
severe anxiety or phobia can be manageable with the blank
dental concerns assessment
listening that acknowledges and understands the patient’s fear and addresses some solutions
reflective listening
one of the most common dental fears
injections
psychogenic medical emergency that happens around injection time
passing out
this reduces the duration of local anesthesia that is fda approved and simply dilates the blood vessels to carry anesthetic away
oraverse
oraverse reduces numb time by about this much
half
this gets patient numb faster by making epi a more physiologic pH
onset by onpharma
instead of criticizing patient’s oral health, do this
compliement them on seeking treatment
refocusing the pateint’s attention away from a painful stimulus or an uncomfortable procedure
distraction
information about what will happen
procedural information
information about what sensations the individual will experience
sensory information
information about what the individual can do to cope with the situation
coping information
