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Dentistry and the ethics of infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Currently, any dentist in the UK who is HIV-seropositive must stop treating patients. This is despite the fact that hepatitis B-infected dentists with a low viral load can continue to practise, and the fact that HIV is 100 times less infectious than ...
Shaw, D.M.
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Influence of the previous dental visit experience in seeking dental care among young adults

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction: Dental fear is one of the highly prevalent types of fear which deters patients from seeking dental cares. Aim: This study aims to assess the influence of a previous dental visit experience for seeking dental care among adults.
Ananthalekshmy Rajeev   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can virtual nature improve patient experiences and memories of dental treatment? A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background Dental anxiety and anxiety-related avoidance of dental care create significant problems for patients and the dental profession. Distraction interventions are used in daily medical practice to help patients cope with unpleasant procedures ...
Andrade, J   +10 more
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Human brain evolution and the "Neuroevolutionary Time-depth Principle:" Implications for the Reclassification of fear-circuitry-related traits in DSM-V and for studying resilience to warzone-related posttraumatic stress disorder. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The DSM-III, DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 have judiciously minimized discussion of etiologies to distance clinical psychiatry from Freudian psychoanalysis.
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan
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Association between cognitive vulnerability, dental fear, and oral health status among schoolchildren in Bangalore city – A cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2020
Context: Dental anxiety and fear is not only a psychological problem but also a dental health problem. It is important to understand how the cognitive elements influence child's dental anxiety/fear and interact with their oral health.
Santhiya Bairappan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological Intrusion – An Overlooked Aspect of Dental Fear [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Dental fear/anxiety is a widely recognised problem affecting a large proportion of the population. It can result in avoidance and/or difficulty accepting dental care.
Aartman   +214 more
core   +3 more sources

Improving Dental Experiences by Using Virtual Reality Distraction: A Simulation Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Dental anxiety creates significant problems for both patients and the dental profession. Some distraction interventions are already used by healthcare professionals to help patients cope with unpleasant procedures. The present study is novel because it a)
Andrade, J   +7 more
core   +4 more sources

10-year follow-up study on attendance pattern after dental treatment in primary oral health care clinic for fearful patients

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Dental fear may lead to avoidance of regular dental treatment. The scope of this long-term practe-based study was to monitor the dental attendance of patients who received chair-side dental and fear treatment. Methods In 2000–2006, patients in
Taina Kankaala   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Higher Order Thought and the Problem of Radical Confabulation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Currently, one of the most influential theories of consciousness is Rosenthal's version of higher-order-thought (HOT). We argue that the HOT theory allows for two distinct interpretations: a one-component and a two-component view.
Lane, Timothy, Liang, Caleb
core   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Dental Fear in Children during Dental Visit using Children\'s Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale

open access: yesInternational Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2013
Fear of dental treatment in children has been recognized as a source of serious health problems and it may persist into adolescence, which may lead to a disruptive behavior, during dental treatment. In order to prevent this psychometric method namely the dental subscale of the children's fear survey schedule (CFSS-DS) is a well-known psychometric scale
Raj, Sunil   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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