I need to go to the dentist to prevent oral condotions, but I'm a bit afraid of dentistry.
Have you tried sedated dentistry?
No not really. 75% of people have some degree of dental fear so I figure I can just deal with it.
I'm not afraid of the dentist, but at the same time I haven't been in years.
I fear medical procedures in general. Surgery is terrifying.
I had to have surgery a few times. I guess I'm not really fearful because I figure whatever is going to happen will happen and I can't change it.
Fear of medical procedures
Most people suffer from a form of fear of medical procedures during their life. There are many different aspects of this fear and not everyone has every part. Some of these parts include fear of surgery, fear of dental work and fear of doctors (involving fear of needles). These fears are often overlooked, but when a patient has one to the extreme it can be very damaging to their health.
Formally, medical fear is defined (by Steward and Steward, see Further reading)
dentist every six months, as is standard in the United States, is not associated with improved dental or oral health. Many dentists agree that adults with good oral hygiene need to have a routine dental exam only once every 12 to 16 months.
Another problem is the relative overrepresentation of fraudulent dentistry practices when compared to similar fields. Patients often do not question information given them by a dentist, and dentists have taken advantage of this to treat patients with unneeded costly procedures. Some of the largest dentistry companies in the United