{"id":620,"date":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/where-are-you-when-it-comes-to-dental-visit-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","slug":"where-are-you-when-it-comes-to-dental-visit-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/where-are-you-when-it-comes-to-dental-visit-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Are You When It Comes To Dental Visit Anxiety?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hudsonhighlandsdentistryblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Anxiety_Main.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-539545\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> <strong>DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF US\u00a0<\/strong>experience <em>SOME<\/em> level of dental anxiety? As much as 80%, in fact. Despite our best efforts we know that there\u2019s something that feels inherently vulnerable about lying back in a chair while we examine your mouth. We\u2019ve been patients too. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Communication Can Make You More Comfortable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> We want you to feel comfortable and confident during your visits with us. We believe that <strong>one key is open communication<\/strong> between <strong>our team<\/strong> and you\u2014our valued patient! Whether you\u2019re extremely nervous during dental appointments, or just slightly uncomfortable, communication helps. However, it\u2019s hard to know exactly how, or what, to communicate sometimes.  If you\u2019d really like to explore the reasons you feel nervous about dental visits, here\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dentalfearcentral.org\/media\/dental_anxiety_scale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>a handy questionnaire<\/strong><\/a> developed by J.H. Clarke and S. Rustvold at the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry. If you\u2019d like, look over the first four questions and let us know where you fall on the scale. It\u2019s a simple way to tell us how you\u2019re feeling. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Is Your First Appointment Coming Up?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Check out the video below outlining an routine check-up. It could help get you in the right mindset:  [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lYQWiQJJ4lE&#038;hl=en_US&#038;version=3&#038;rel=0] <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple Understanding Can Make A Huge Difference<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Once we understand a little bit about your triggers and your reaction to dental-related situations, we can do a lot to make you feel comfortable. Some techniques we use include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taking adequate time so you don\u2019t feel rushed or harried.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully explaining everything before we do it.<\/li>\n<li>Establishing signals so that you can let us know if you need a break.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Would You Like More Techniques For Relieving Stress?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> This video has some great pointers:  [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sgh6rqq4TAs&#038;hl=en_US&#038;version=3&#038;rel=0]  <strong>Do you know someone else<\/strong> who suffers from severe dental anxiety? Is it compromising their health? Have them give us a <strong>call<\/strong>. We can help. <\/p>\n<h4>Thanks for your trust in our practice!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEARLY 80% OF THE POPULATION<\/strong> experiences <em>some<\/em> level of dental anxiety&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-176","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}