scholarly journals The effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the reduction of dental anxiety in children

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Noble ◽  
Zoe Marshman
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural

scholarly journals Evaluation of Self-Help Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children’s Dental Anxiety in General Dental Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Bux ◽  
Jenny Porritt ◽  
Zoe Marshman
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Children’S Dental Anxiety

Dental anxiety is very common; however, there is a lack of studies focusing on reducing children’s dental anxiety. One such initiative, the guided self-help cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) resources ‘Your teeth, you are in control’, reduces dental anxiety in children attending paediatric dentistry clinics. This service evaluation aims to investigate whether such CBT resources reduce children’s dental anxiety when implemented in general dental practice. A convenience sample of children was given the resources by their dental practitioner. There was no control group. Children completed the Children’s Experiences of Dental Anxiety Measure (CEDAM) prior to using the resources and on completion of a course of dental treatment. Overall, 84 children were involved, with a mean age of 10.9 years; 48 were female and 59 were living in the most deprived area of England. At baseline the mean CEDAM score was 20.3, and on receiving the resource and completing treatment the mean CEDAM score was 16.4, showing a significant reduction in dental anxiety (t = 14.6, (df = 83), p < 0.001, 95% CI: 3.4–4.4). The items that improved the most were worry over having dental treatment and dental treatment being painful. The service evaluation indicates a reduction in child dental anxiety following the use of CBT resources in general practice. Further evaluation, preferably a randomised controlled trial, is needed.

Comparison of the effects of cognitive behavioural therapy and inhalation sedation on child dental anxiety

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Kebriaee ◽  
A. Sarraf Shirazi ◽  
K. Fani ◽  
F. Moharreri ◽  
A. Soltanifar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Inhalation Sedation ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural
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