Patient–dentist relationship and dental anxiety among young Sudanese adult patients

Objective To evaluate the effects of the patient–dentist relationship on dental anxiety among young adult Sudanese patients. Materials and methods In this cross‐sectional study, 864 patients attending outpatient dental clinics of the governmental dental hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan were recruited; 5...

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Published in:International dental journal 2019-02, Vol.69 (1), p.35-43
Main Authors: Kheir, Omer Osman, Ziada, Hassan Mahmoud, Abubakr, Neamat Hassan, Abdel‐Rahman, Manar Elsheikh, Fadl, Sahar Mohamed, Ibrahim, Yahia Eltayib
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Corah scale
Demography
dental anxiety
dental fear
dental visit
Dentists
Oral hygiene
Pain
Patients
Patient–dentist relationship
Scientific Research Report
Statistical analysis
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Summary:Objective To evaluate the effects of the patient–dentist relationship on dental anxiety among young adult Sudanese patients. Materials and methods In this cross‐sectional study, 864 patients attending outpatient dental clinics of the governmental dental hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan were recruited; 51.2% were males and 48.8% were females, with an age range of 18–24 years. The questionnaire used evaluated the socio‐demographics, education levels, economic status, patient experience, and also included the Dental Anxiety Scale, Corah (J Dent Res 1969 48: 596). Results High dental anxiety was reported by 22.2%, 29.5% reported moderate dental anxiety, and 48.3% reported low or no dental anxiety. There were statistically significant associations between dental anxiety and gender, time lapse since the previous dental visit (P 
ISSN:0020-6539
1875-595X
DOI:10.1111/idj.12409