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Managing Dental Anxiety With Advanced Behavioral Techniques

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Using the principles of applied behavior analysis and functional behavior assessment can help allay patients’ dental anxiety, fear and dentophobia.

AGD Subject Code: 0153

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Explain the impacts of dental anxiety, fear and dentophobia, and the prevalence of these emotions in the U.S. patient population.
  2. Discuss behavioral tools for managing anxious dental patients, including applied behavior analysis, the modified dental anxiety scale, ABC contingencies, and functional behavior assessment.
  3. Describe how adopting behavior management techniques can create a comforting and patient-centered care environment.

 

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Christina A. Demopoulos, DDS, MPH, is a faculty member at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine. A diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health, she provides dental public health expertise at the local, state and national levels. Demopoulos is a course director for several classes at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine and educates students about the human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer.


Joshua Baker, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, is an associate professor of special education at UNLV. A board-certified and licensed behavior analyst, he directs the verified course sequence and intellectual disability/autism coursework in the Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education Department at UNLV.


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