Dental Anxiety among Patients Attending King Saud Hospital in Unizah: Pilot Study

Faris J. Almutairi^1,

¹Demonstrator, Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Qassim University

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Faris J. Almutairi. Dental Anxiety among Patients Attending King Saud Hospital in Unizah: Pilot Study. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2020; 8(6):155-158. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-8-6-3

Abstract

The aim of this study is to be small version of under preparing study that will determine the prevalence of dental anxiety among Qassim population, comparing between age group, educational level and gender predilection. This pilot study was conducted to determine the prevalence of dental anxiety among patients attending King Saud Hospital (KSH), comparing between different educational levels and gender as factors, structured questionnaire was distributed to 40 patients in dental center of KSH, 31 questionnaires were returned and analyzed.

Keywords:
dental phobia dental anxiety fear

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