Managing Dental Anxiety
Non-pharmaceutical Techniques for Dental Practitioners
The overuse of pharmaceuticals is a big problem. Take this course to learn ways for dental healthcare providers to help recognize and assist patients to manage their dental anxiety.
Release Date: 5/27/17
Managing Dental Anxiety
Non-pharmaceutical Techniques for Dental Practitioners
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This Course May Help
As rules regarding use of anxiolytics and sedation change in North Carolina, many dental healthcare providers are looking for non-pharmaceutical methods to help people with dental anxiety or phobia obtain proper, timely dental care. Learn from a clinical psychologist how best to incorporate evidence-based strategies to better care for your patients with dental anxiety with this online 2.5-hour class, which includes a post class online quiz.
Objectives
- Discuss the definitions and prevalence of dental anxiety and dental phobia
- Describe the causes of dental anxiety
- Identify symptoms of dental anxiety
- Assess dental anxiety and know when to engage the help of a mental
health professional outside of the dental practice - Describe and utilize strategies to help anxious patients feel more at ease in the dentist’s office and during dental procedures
Faculty
Holly Boyle Goliwas, MA, LPA, an experienced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practitioner, has developed this course to help dentists and dental assistants manage their patients’ dental anxiety without pharmaceutical intervention.