Dental Anxiety and Phobia

Latest research

1. How to be a menopause-friendly dental practice

   • Angela Love

   in BDJ Team

   Article 17 October 2025

   

2. The effectiveness of psychological interventions for the management of gagging among dental patients: a scoping review

   • Freddie O´Donald
   • Molly Smith
   • Abigail Heffernan

   in British Dental Journal

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

3. Stress, anxiety and panic attacks for dental professionals

   • Emma Hammett

   in BDJ Team

   Article 17 October 2025

   

4. Association between eHealth literacy and anxiety and depression in Chinese patients scheduled for combined orthodontic and orthognathic treatment

   • Hongyuan Dai
   • Xin Yang
   • Zengxiang Wang

   in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 15 October 2025

5. The impact of anxiety on canine heart function: a study using echocardiographic techniques

   • Delara Soghyani
   • Farnoosh Arfaee
   • Arman Abdous

   in BMC Veterinary Research

   Article Open access 14 October 2025

   

6. Interventions for improved preoperative and perioperative Mohs micrographic surgery patient experience: a scoping review

   • Abhinav Janappareddi
   • Lanah Almatroud
   • Amor Khachemoune

   in Archives of Dermatological Research

   Article 14 October 2025

   

7. Sensitivity to change of the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale among Canadian dentists

   • Rachita Seth
   • Sreenath. A. Madathil
   • Paul. J. Allison

   in BMC Psychology

   Article Open access 13 October 2025

   

8. Investigating the Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Prevalence of Anxiety Using Multiple Correspondence Analysis

   • Tharuka Kolonne
   • Kanishka Mudalige
   • Colinie Wickramaarachchi

   in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

   Article 13 October 2025

   

9. Impact of comorbid depression and anxiety on temporomandibular disorders related pain, sleep, function, behaviors, and quality of life

   • Adrian Ujin Yap
   • Yunhao Zheng
   • Xin Xiong

   in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 13 October 2025

10. Prenatal Oral Health for Black Women

    • Amy R. Billizon
    • Adonis J. Billizon-Johnson
    • Eric Matthews

    in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

    Article 11 October 2025

    

11. Preoperative dental anxiety across menstrual cycle phases in women undergoing root canal treatment

    • Merve Çoban Öksüzer
    • Ömer Hatipoğlu
    • Fatma Pertek Hatipoğlu

    in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 10 October 2025

    

12. Fear, avoidance, and deskilling

    • W. Jerjes

    in British Dental Journal

    Article 10 October 2025

13. Dentistry in distress: UK dentistry on the brink

    • Arunika Nehra

    in British Dental Journal

    Article 10 October 2025

    

14. Impostor syndrome is linked to stress and burnout

    • Paul Hellyer

    in British Dental Journal

    Article 10 October 2025

15. Residential instability and children's oral health

    • J. Quearney
    • O. Jones

    in British Dental Journal

    Article 10 October 2025

16. Author Q&A: Jennifer Knights

    • Jennifer Knights

    in British Dental Journal

    Article 10 October 2025

    

17. Does preoperative anxiety influence endodontic skill performance and students’ subjective perceptions in an observational simulation-based study?

    • Eren Var
    • Yaren Cam
    • Cihan Kuden

    in BMC Medical Education

    Article Open access 09 October 2025

    

18. The relationship between perceptions of the quality of the learning environment and stress related to academic burnout among dental students: a structural equation modeling approach

    • Hajar Shekarchizadeh
    • Simin Z. Mohebbi
    • Shima Golban

    in BMC Medical Education

    Article Open access 09 October 2025

    

19. Impact of the OSCE on anxiety levels and perceptions of dental students: a cross-sectional study

    • Aurora Saiz Rodríguez
    • Ana Antoranz
    • Marta Muñoz-Corcuera

    in BMC Medical Education

    Article Open access 09 October 2025

20. Dental and periodontal health, oral health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in patients with severe dental phobia

    • Maria Lenk
    • Carolin Rose
    • Katrin Lorenz

    in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 08 October 2025

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