A survey of the dentist attire and gender preferences in dentally anxious children

Background: Anxiety about doctors among children is very common. White coat phobia which is a classical conditioning phenomenon is said to be prevalent among children. Objectives: To analyze the association between anxious states of children about dentists and their preference of dentist attire and...

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Main Authors: Alexander Asokan, Haalaswamy V Kambalimath, Raju U Patil, Sathish Maran, K P Bharath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2016;volume=34;issue=1;spage=30;epage=35;aulast=Asokan