Dental Fear Central is a resource for people with dental phobias and fears: dentalfearcentral. Only one study (Klepac, Lander & Godding, 1984) involved a young man with mental retardation, who was successfully treated for dental phobia with a package which included information, relaxation, and videotaped modeling.
Samara is located on the M5 Highway, a major road between Moscow and the Ural region. Public transportation includes the Samara Metro, trams, municipal and private bus lines, and trolleybuses. Local trains serve the suburbs.
The Sister City relationship with Samara, Russia was formalized with St. Louis County in 1992. The committee was formed as an all-volunteer organization to represent Greater St. Louis in an all ongoing cultural exchange and economic development with the Russian Sister City.