Techniques For Alleviating Dental Anxiety, Fear, And Phobias

This white paper focuses on techniques for alleviating dental anxiety, fear, and phobias through the use of positive interior support design and environmental distractions. Reports of Dental Anxiety in up to 74% of children and adolescents imply that anxiety is a major concern in dental offices. Pediatric dental theming vastly improved patient experience by relieving anxiety, fear, and phobias from a young age. It is also possible to have a significant positive impact on the duration of a patient’s life, as well as future generations by halting the cycle of dental avoidance through office theming. This white paper also highlights several support design products and delves into the reasons why theming in medical environments is so crucial to patient wellbeing. Anxiety, by definition, is a ‘state of apprehension resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation’ (American Heritage Science Dictionary). Anxiety is differentiated from fear, as fear occurs in the presence of an observed threat, while Anxiety requires no such tangible manifestation. Anxiety may develop into a phobia; which is defined as an extreme or irrational fear or aversion, which may result in avoidance or endurance that results in significant discomfort to the individual. Dental fear, anxiety and phobias negatively effect patient care and develop from an early age. A cross-sectional study of 100 patients from the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Federal University of Parana foundShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 PagesThrough Work Redesign 130 Eliminating Anticipatory Stressors Through Prioritizing, Goal Setting, and Small Wins 132 Developing Resiliency 134 Physiological Resiliency 136 Psychological Resiliency 139 Social Resiliency 143 Temporary Stress-Reduction Techniques 144 SKILL ANALYSIS 147 Cases Involving Stress Management 147 The Turn of the Tide 147 The Case of the Missing Time 150 SKILL PRACTICE 155 Exercises for Long-Term and Short-Run Stress Management The Small-Wins Strategy 155 Life-Balance Analysis 156