Fear of Dentists -
Dental fear refers to the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care. A severe
form of this fear (specific phobia) is variously called dental phobia, odontophobia,
dentophobia, dentist phobia, or dental anxiety. However, it has been suggested that
the term "dental phobia" is often a misnomer, as many people with this condition
do not feel their fears to be excessive or unreasonable and resemble individuals
with post-
What is the Fear of Dentists?
A survey by the British Dental Association found that 25% of people were afraid of visiting the dentist. "Some people blame the cost because it's easier than saying they're frightened," says Dr Carole Boyle, a specialist in sedation and special care dentistry at King's College London.
Fear of the unknown
As with any type of anxiety, there are varying degrees of fear of the dentist. The most common, and least severe, is simply a fear of the unknown. This may arise if you’ve heard horror stories from other people or you're worried about what could happen.
Dental fear
The next level of fear is dental fear, which is a reaction to a known danger. For example, you may have had a tooth removed and experienced some pain. As a result, you may worry about experiencing it again.
Dental phobia
Dental phobia is similar to dental fear but is more severe. It's often the result of a bad past experience. For some people, dental phobia can be so crippling that simply seeing a toothpaste advert or a dental surgery can cause distress. This is known as Anticipatory Anxiety
Reasons you may have developed the fear
- bad childhood experiences
- fear of needles
- fear of anaesthetic
- fear of the dentist's drill
- lack of control
- feeling vulnerable
- invasion of personal space
Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in Wolverhampton CAN help your Fear of the Dentist
Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy techniques have a proven track record in helping sufferers to overcome their Fears and Phobias and the Fear of Dentists is no exception.
All irrational fears and phobias have, at their root, a degree of “distorted cognition” (Thinking) which may have been caused by a previous negative experience or because of some other association.
Clinical Hypnosis can help you to be much more relaxed when you visit the Dentist by helping you to create a much more positive experience in your mind. You will IMAGINE being calm and relaxed and when you imagine these positive scenes our minds have a tendency to act them out for real.
For more severe cases of Fear of the Dentist a course of Pure Hypnoanalysis can be very helpful as it helps to remove the Cause of Phobias at a much deeper level.
Cognitive Therapy has also proven to be very effective in helping people to completely change the way they think about those visits to the Dentists.
To get help with YOUR Dental Phobia contact:-
Paul@WolverhamptonHypnotherapy.co.uk
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Or
Joan@JoanLee-
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