Psychology of Dental Care (eBook)

Front Cover 1
The Psychology of Dental Care 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Foreword 8
Preface 10
Acknowledgements 12
Chapter 1. The social context of dental care 14
What is dental health? 17
Epidemiological studies of disease 20
Utilization of dental services 25
The dental profession 30
Summary 37
Practice implications 37
Suggested reading 38
References 38
Chapter 2. Prevention: The educational and behavioural viewpoints 42
The educational approach 42
The behavioural approach 46
Individual differences 58
Designing a preventive programme 60
Summary 65
Practice implications 66
Suggested reading 66
References 66
Chapter 3. The nature and causes of anxiety 68
The nature of anxiety 68
The causes of anxiety 79
Summary 87
Practice implications 87
References 88
Chapter 4. Alleviating anxiety 90
Modelling 93
Reducing uncertainty 95
Emotional support 100
Relaxation 102
Cognitive approaches 105
Choosing between interventions 107
Summary 108
Practice implications 109
Suggested reading 109
References 109
Chapter 5. Pain 112
The experience of pain 112
Measuring pain 117
Alleviating pain 122
Summary 131
Practice implications 132
Suggested reading 132
References 132
Chapter 6. Special groups 135
Orthodontics 136
Temporomandibular joint disorders 138
The elderly patient 142
Patients with handicaps 143
Summary 145
Practice implications 145
Suggested reading 146
References 146
Chapter 7. The dentist–patient relationship 148
Patients' perceptions of dentists 149
Communication 155
Teaching communication skills 162
Stress in dentistry 167
Summary 169
Practice implications 170
Suggested reading 170
References 171
Appendix 1: Some help for students 174
Studying 174
Anxiety during examinations 175
Conducting research projects 176
Further reading 177
Appendix 2. Case studies 178
Case study 1 178
Case study 2 179
Case study 3 179
Case study 4 180
Index 182