Dental Phobia
Latest Stories
Mobile app cures dental fear in half of users, study says
Trials of a new app have shown promise in combatting dental fear from home using the principles of cognitive behavioural…
AI & technology
Patients with dental phobia: a sound long-term investment
Known as ‘The Calming Dentist’, Dr Niall Neeson from Boyne Dental in Navan, explains why ensuring access to dentistry for…
Dentistry
Sponsored
Top tips for managing patients with dental anxiety
Chinwe Akuonu talks dental anxiety and how dental teams can reassure and comfort nervous patients. Dental anxiety can be described…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – social media and family ‘most common’ sources of oral health information
Family, friends and social media – these were reportedly the most common sources of dental information during the pandemic. This…
Dentistry
Dental phobic patients: consider a sound investment for long-term returns
Known as ‘The Calming Dentist,’ Dr Niall Neeson from Boyne Dental in Navan, explains why ensuring access to dentistry for…
Dentistry
Sponsored
More than a fifth of UK workers avoid dentist for ‘fear of pain’
A fear of pain and financial worries put off British workers from visiting the dentist, a survey has revealed. More…
Dentistry
Helping dental phobics to have no fear
Bashar Al-Naher discusses the Enjoyable Dentistry Technique – a method for treating dental phobics successfully, effectively and predictably. The Enjoyable…
Oral health
Overcoming nerves to restore self-confidence with 3M oral care
Preet Bhogal presents a case where he treated a class II division I incisor relationship on a severe, low angle…
Orthodontics
Sheffield dental practice pioneers behavioural therapy for patients
A specialist dental practice in Sheffield has become one of the first in the country to offer patients behavioural therapy…
Dentistry
Dental phobia causing millions of children to miss out on NHS dental care
Millions of children are missing out on free NHS dental care due to dental anxiety, the Dental Law Partnership claims.…
Dentistry