Understanding Dental Fear: Treating the Apprehensive Patient
Saturday, February 1, 2025
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Course Code:
735SL
Cost:
$130.00
Credits:
3
CE Hours
Research indicates that an overwhelming percentage of patients find dental treatment to be an anxiety-producing experience. At the same time, dentists and dental teams find it frustrating when a technique that comforts one patient backfires on another.
This course explores human behavior and the four types of dental fear. A method of quickly assessing a patient’s state and matching the patient’s need to an appropriate treatment modality will be covered.
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After this course attendees will be able to:
- Understand principles of human behavior when a person is experiencing fear
- Identify the four distinct types of dental fear
- Appreciate the effect of a patient’s personality style and the intensity of the fear on the patient’s behavior
- List the five treatment options open to dental teams to address fear
- Match a fearful patient to the appropriate treatment modality
- Develop treatment plans for dental cases with the patient’s fear in mind
The Massachusetts’s Dental Society is an ADA Corp Recognized Provider
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