The most frequent causes of fear of dentist include: anticipated fear of pain, fear of losing control, fear of being lied, fear of unknown (due to lack of information or lack of communication with the doctor), fear of invasive procedures, fear of the noise made by different dental instruments, fear of repeating previous negative experiences, fear of bleeding, fear of unpleasant smells, fear of “unfriendly” medical personal or fear of being in a narrow space, and so on.
Keywords:- dental practice
- dentist-phobia
- doctor-patient communication