[Dr.Nathanial]

When was your last dental exam? For many people, regular dental check-ups are not high on their list of priorities. And the reason usually isn’t a lack of money or insurance; nor is it that they forgot to make an appointment. The reason is fear, says Dr. Michael Krochak, founder and director of the Dental Phobia Treatment Center of New York and an assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
All too often, anxiety causes people to opt out of dental exams altogether. Krochak has a practice full of patients who, prior to seeing him, had not visited a dentist in years.
Some people are afraid of the unknown. Others are frightened by stories of negative dental experiences from family and friends. Still others associate the dental exam with a feeling of helplessness and a loss of control.
Most of the time, however, the fear and anxiety are rooted in traumatic childhood experiences, says Krochak. “Perhaps the hygienist made a careless comment during an exam. Or maybe the dentist was insensitive or rough or even inflicted pain.”
Regardless of the cause, fear of the dentist is widespread, he says, affecting as much as 20 percent of the population. What’s more, “dental anxiety knows no boundaries.” Indeed, Krochak treats a wide range of patients - men and women of all ages, races and socioeconomic groups.

[Lover Perfum]

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[reese01]

I agree to this article posted. There are many causes of dental fear. Though there are solutions to overcome their fear, there are still many suffer from this. This only means that the dental health sector must be challenged to somehow lessen the number of people with dental fear. I maybe just a hygienist, but when I try to have a dental treatment, it is kind of uncomfortable. I am hopeful that one day, there will be no dental fear, or may their number decrease gradually, with their advanced dentistry techniques.

[handbags]

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