Dentists'views on fearful patients. Problems and promises

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-89

  Brahm, Carl Otto ^b,f   Lundgren, Jesper ^c,e   Carlsson, Sven G ^b,c   Nilsson, Peter ^f   Corbeil, JlLL ^a   Hägglin, Catharina ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Department of Behavioural and Community Dentistry ^*  (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Clinic of Special Care Dentistry and Oral Medicine   (Sweden)

^e Research Center   (Sweden)

^f INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dental fear; Dentist; Experiences; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIST; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863813203     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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