scholarly journals Assessment of dental anxiety levels among dental emergency patients during the COVID‑19 pandemic through the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Berke Berberoğlu ◽  
Nagihan Koç ◽  
Hatice Boyacioglu ◽  
Gökçen Akçiçek ◽  
Şeyda İriağaç ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Emergency Patients ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Dental Emergency

Emergency Dental Clinic Patients in South Devon, their Anxiety Levels, Expressed Demand for Treatment under Sedation and Suitability for Management under Sedation

2006 ◽  
Vol os13 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A Baker ◽  
Susan Farrer ◽  
Vanessa J Perkins ◽  
Hilary Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Physical Status Classification ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
American Society ◽  
American Society Of Anesthesiologists ◽  
Dental Emergency

Objective To assess the anxiety levels of patients attending two salaried dental service emergency clinics, their expressed demand for treatment under sedation, and their medical suitability for dental sedation. Design A questionnaire survey, incorporating the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and assessment of American Society of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) physical status classification, of all adult patients attending two emergency dental clinics in Torquay and Newton Abbot. Results 513 patients returned questionnaires. Only five declined to take part in the study. The mean MDAS for patients attending the two emergency dental clinics was 14.09 (SD 6.04) and 41.9% of patients were classified as dentally anxious (MDAS >15). A preference for treatment under sedation was expressed by 56.3%, of all patients, of whom 50.5% were classified as ASA 1 (without health problems) and would have been suitable for sedation in primary dental care. Conclusions The reported dental anxiety levels of patients attending the two emergency dental clinics were found to be much higher than those found by previous studies in general dental practice and at dental school emergency clinics. There was a high expressed demand for treatment under sedation. Further studies are needed to assess the levels of dental anxiety seen at other dental emergency clinics and a health needs assessment to determine need as opposed to expressed demand.

Psychometric Parameters of the Spanish Version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale (S-KUAS)1

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽  
Joaquin Tomás-Sabádo ◽  
Juana Gómez-Benito
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Arabic And English ◽  
Cross Language ◽  
Language Equivalence

Summary: To construct a Spanish version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale (S-KUAS), the Arabic and English versions of the KUAS have been separately translated into Spanish. To check the comparability in terms of meaning, the two Spanish preliminary translations were thoroughly scrutinized vis-à-vis both the Arabic and English forms by several experts. Bilingual subjects served to explore the cross-language equivalence of the English and Spanish versions of the KUAS. The correlation between the total scores on both versions was .93, and the t value was .30 (n.s.), denoting good similarity. The Alphas and 4-week test-retest reliabilities were greater than .84, while the criterion-related validity was .70 against scores on the trait subscale of the STAI. These findings denote good reliability and validity of the S-KUAS. Factor analysis yielded three high-loaded factors of Behavioral/Subjective, Cognitive/Affective, and Somatic Anxiety, equivalent to the original Arabic version. Female (n = 210) undergraduates attained significantly higher mean scores than their male (n = 102) counterparts. For the combined group of males and females, the correlation between the total score on the S-KUAS and age was -.17 (p < .01). By and large, the findings of the present study provide evidence of the utility of the S-KUAS in assessing trait anxiety levels in the Spanish undergraduate context.

Evaluation of the Degree of Dental Anxiety in a Lot of Patients Altered in Young Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 689-692
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Raftu ◽  
Elena-Claudia Sin ◽  
Aureliana Caraiane ◽  
Steliana Gabriela Bustiuc ◽  
Raluca Briceag
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Background Level ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Statistical Relationships ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Age Range

The study aims at identifying and highlighting dental anxiety in a group of young adults, analyzing patients� concerns about the main dental treatment procedures, and establishing statistical relationships between anxiety and gender, the background, level of education, socio-economic status and knowledge of habits of care and hygiene of oral cavity characteristic of the studied group. The study group consists of 150 female (50%) and male (50%) patients , aged between 20 and 40 years. The inclusion criteria in the batch were those related to the age range of 20 to 40 years.Two respondents (Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, Revised (DAS-R)) were given two questionnaires ( Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, DAS-R), and the second questionnaire contained 7 questions about the habits dental care). Most patients� concerns about the main procedures of dental treatment / other concerns are: dental extraction, material expenses, possibility of treatments and shame she felt oppressed health of the oral cavity. Regardless of the level of dental anxiety, the oral cavity hygiene habits are not properly performed by patients, with an increased tendency for them to be disregarded by patients with severe dental anxiety.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of the Tamil version of Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devapriya Appukuttan ◽  
Mythireyi Datchnamurthy ◽  
Sherley P. Deborah ◽  
Gladius J. Hirudayaraj ◽  
Anupama Tadepalli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Anxiety Scale

Anxiety Levels of Six Helicopter Ambulance Medics in a Combat Zone

1966 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 821-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Bourne ◽  
William M. Coli ◽  
William E. Datel
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Check List ◽  
Adjective Check List ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Combat Casualties ◽  
Affect Adjective

Anxiety scale scores from the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List were significantly related to the daily activities of 6 Army medics performing helicopter ambulance evacuations of combat casualties.

scholarly journals Evaluation of children’s dental anxiety levels at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulser KILINÇ ◽  
Aynur AKAY ◽  
Ece EDEN ◽  
Nilgün SEVINÇ ◽  
Hülya ELLIDOKUZ
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Children’S Dental Anxiety

scholarly journals Changes in the characteristics of dental emergencies under the influence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a retrospective study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kan Wu ◽  
Chunjie Li ◽  
Zheng Yang ◽  
Shangchun Yang ◽  
Wenbing Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
Emergency Patients ◽  
Dental Emergency ◽  
Time Diagnosis

Abstract Background Further understanding of the distribution and changing characteristics of dental diseases is of great significance for all dental emergency centers for strengthening the medical staff’s treatment knowledge abilities and effective use of emergency resources in the face of public health emergencies involving highly infectious respiratory diseases. Methods The medical records of 4158 dental emergency patients in 2019 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into pre-SARS-COV-2 group and SARS-COV-2 group according to time. The demographic data, date and time, diagnosis, and treatment methods of the two groups were statistically described, and the chi-squared test was used to analyze the differences. The medical records of 4158 dental emergency patients during the same period of two years in 2019 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into SARS-COV-2 pre-group and SARS-COV-2 group according to time. The demographic data, date and time, diagnosis and treatment methods of the two groups were statistically described, and the chi-square test was used to determine the differences. Results During the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, the number of dental emergency visits increased by 29.7%. During the pandemic, males (n = 286, 58.1%) were more likely to visit dental emergency centers for trauma than females (n = 206, 41.9%) (P < 0.05); females (n = 242, 60.8%) were more likely to visit dental emergency centers for acute gingivitis and acute pericoronitis than males (n = 156, 39.2%) (P < 0.05). A major change in diagnosis was related to acute pulpitis (K04.0) and acute apical periodontitis (K04.4), which increased by 9.2%; acute gingivitis (K05.0) and acute pericoronitis (K05.2) increased by 3.5%; open wound of the lip and oral cavity (S01.5) decreased by 17.9%; other conditions (non-emergency diseases) increased by 6.8%, compared with the pre-SARS-COV-2 period. Among the treatment modalities, during the pre-SARS-COV-2 period, 304 patients (17.7%) received a prescription for antibiotics and analgesics, and 1485 (86.5%) received a prescription for local treatment. During the SARS-COV-2 period, 958 (39.2%) received a prescription for antibiotics and analgesics, and 1636 (67.0%) received a prescription for local treatment. Conclusion SARS-COV-2 pandemic led to changes in the characteristics of dental emergency patients. Trauma, acute pulpitis, and acute periodontitis are the leading reasons patients refer to dental emergency centers. Dental emergency centers should optimize treatment procedures, optimize the staff, and reasonably allocate materials according to the changes to improve the on-site treatment capacity and provide adequate dental emergency care.

scholarly journals Dental Fear: One Single Clinical Question for Measurement

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Jaakkola ◽  
P. Rautava ◽  
P. Alanen ◽  
M Aromaa ◽  
K Pienihäkkinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Clinical Question ◽  
Measurement Instruments

A new dental fear measurement instrument, the Short Dental Fear Question (SDFQ), was developed and tested for clinical practice purposes. The correlations of the SDFQ with the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) were tested in 15-16-year-old adolescents. The Spearman correlations (rs) between the dental fear measurement instruments were: SDFQ – DFS: rs = 0.79, n = 26; DFS – DAS: rs = 0.72, n = 26; SDFQ– DAS: rs = 0.69, n = 27. DAS and DFS mean scores were clearly higher in the SDFQ fear group than SDFQ in the relaxed group. The SDFQ is a short and compact instrument which might be convenient for the measurement of dental fear in clinical practice.

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