EVALUATING A BEHAVIORAL-METHOD TO MANAGE DENTAL FEAR - A 2-YEAR STUDY OF DENTAL PRACTICES

被引:14
作者
SMITH, TA
KROEGER, RF
LYON, HE
MULLINS, MR
机构
[1] UNIV KENTUCKY,COLL DENT,DEPT ORAL HLTH PRACTICE,LEXINGTON,KY 40536
[2] UNIV KENTUCKY,COLL DENT,DEPT EDUC,LEXINGTON,KY 40536
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10.14219/jada.archive.1990.0197
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Eleven private general practices and a university clinic formed a network to treat dental fear. The practices located in four states learned a method of treating dental fear using dental staff members and audiovisual materials. This study is an evaluation of the network's effectiveness. In 15 months, 111 patients were treated by the network. The dentists reported providing substantial dental treatment to 77% (n = 86) of the patients. The study showed that private general practices can effectively treat strong dental fear.
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