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| Ostergotland County Council, Sweden | OTHER |
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Introduction: Dental anxiety (DA) is treatable and preventable when dental personnel correctly estimate the patient's level of DA. Objective: To evaluate dental personnel's ability to estimate DA.
Method: All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination. The patient rated DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale of dental anxiety (DA-VAS). The patient also recorded gender, age, level of education and confidence in handling DA. After the examination, the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a VAS. The examiner also recorded gender, age, profession, years of experience, country of education, interest in DA, special education concerning DA and confidence in ability to handle DA.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Patients | All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination |
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| Dental personnel | All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden were contacted and asked to participate in the study |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Estimated level of DA | Diagnostic Test | the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a 100mm VAS |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Estimated Dental anxiety on a 100mm VAS vs MDAS | The dental personnel's Clinical estimation of how dentally anxious their patient are (where 0mm represent minimal and 100mm maximal.) compared to the patients one rating of dental anxiety(Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal) . | through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of aproximatly 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The patients Dental Anxiety, measured whit the "Modified Dental Anxiety Scale"(MDAS) | The Patients own ration of how dentally anxious they are. Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal | through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of approximately 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Adult patients returning for their annual examination on a public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden during a two week period.
Exclusion Criteria:
inability to fill in the questionnaire
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All adult patients returning for their annual examination on a public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mats Bågesund, Lecturer | Linköpings University, Sweden. | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centrum för Orofacial Medicin, Torkelbergsgatan 11. | Linköping | Östergötland County | 58212 | Sweden |
Data will only be presented at group level.
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| MDAS | Diagnostic Test | The patient rated their DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) |
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