Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

The Korean Academy of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Health (대한예방치과·구강보건학회)
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Dental fear and anxiety levels of middle school students

중학생들의 치과공포와 불안에 미치는 요인

  • Park, So-Young (Graduate School of Public Policy, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Han, Dong-Un (Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 박소영 (한양대학교 공공정책대학원) ;
  • 한동운 (한양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실, 보건의료연구소)
  • Received : 2010.05.02
  • Accepted : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives. We evaluated the extent to which middle school students in Korea are judged by a parent or care giver to be behaviourally affected by dental anxiety and the factors associated with this. Methods. The data were collected from 20 March, 2009 to 19 April 2009. The information was gathered by self-completed questionnaire distributed to middle school students in Gunpo City of Gyeonggi Province. Data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0 to determine the prevalence of dental anxiety and fears and identify factors affecting the use of dental services. Results. Most (74%) students had used preventive dental services provided by dental facilities. Dental anxiety and dental fear do not affect appointment attendance. The effects of dental pain and anxiety on utilization measures, although significant in several analyses, were generally weak. Thus, many dental anxiety patients receive dental treatment despite high fear levels. Conclusions. Whilst these findings do not necessarily indicate causal relationships, they do confirm a number of co-factors associated with dental anxiety perhaps most importantly that of anxiety of general anaesthesia for tooth extractions.

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