Posts Tagged ‘Helping dental phobia sufferers’
Dental Phobic Shares Her Story After Avoiding The Dentist For Over 20 Years
Victoria White, a sufferer of dental phobia, has shared her story after avoiding going to the dentist for more than 20 years. Victoria first developed a fear of going to the dentist when her childhood dentist told her than her teeth “attracted tartar” she said that even at a young age, she felt she had […]
Swedish Study Urges Patients to Laugh Their Way to the Dentist
Researchers in Sweden have found that laughter is the best medicine for people who suffer from dental phobia. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg carried out a survey to determine the most common coping mechanisms used by people who suffer from dental anxiety. The five most popular were positive thinking, taking a humorous approach to […]
