The Fearful Dental Patient
A Guide to Understanding and Managing
1. Auflage Dezember 2010
320 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The Fearful Dental Patient: A Guide to Understanding and
Managing helps dental professionals understand the basics
of fear, anxiety and phobias and the role these emotions play in
creating negative behavior within the dental environment. The text
contains a variety of modalities that help identify dental fear and
phobia, as well as chair-side techniques and practical advice aimed
at improving patient cooperation and ensuring treatment compliance.
Chapter topics include the basic origins of patient fear and
anxiety, how to indentify dental anxiety and varied approaches to
managing fearful patients of any age. Approaches discussed
employ behavioral, pharmacological, sedation and even hypnotic
techniques, specifying combinations where required. Chapters also
include coverage of a wide range of patients, including those with
psychiatric comorbidities and special healthcare needs. The entire
dental team will greatly benefit from the proven methods and
practical guidance presented to better understand and treat fearful
dental patients.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contributor List
Chapter 1: The Basic principles of Fear, Anxiety and Phobia: Past and Present
Chapter 2: Determinants Associated with Creating Fearful Dental Patients
Chapter 3: Factors Affecting the Psychological Collection and Identification of the Fearful Dental Patient
Chapter 4: Chair-side Management of Fearful Dental Patient: Behavioral Modalities and Methods
Chapter 5: The Pharmacological Basis of Pain and Anxiety Control
Chapter 6: Hypnosis in Dentistry
Chapter 7: Management of Complicated, High-Risk Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidities
Chapter 8: Understanding and Managing the Fearful and Anxious Child
Chapter 9: The Geriatric Patient: Psychophysiological Factors Associated with Aging and Dental Anxiety
Chapter 10: Fear and Anxiety Management for the Special Needs Patient
Index