Many people have a high level of anxiety and avoid visiting the dentist. Postponing dental visits out of fear can result in more complex dental problems.

Fortunately, modern dentistry has many innovative products and procedures to make your dental visit a pleasant, painless, fear-free experience. A qualified, compassionate dentist who stays up-to-date with new dental developments can help you successfully overcome your fears, gain a beautiful new smile and restore your dental health.

You can assess your level of dental fear by taking tests like the one below. You will find links to two other helpful tests on this page: Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale and the Mount Sinai Dental Fear Inventory.

Provide your dentist with your results from these tests so he or she can better understand your concerns and treat you accordingly.

If you answer YES to more than three of the questions below, it may indicate that you have some form of dental anxiety.

1) Do you feel so uneasy and tense before seeing the dentist that you want to cancel your appointment?

2) Are you embarrassed that the dentist will point out how lax and neglectful you've been about dental care?

3) Do you feel that dentists are unsympathetic or unnecessarily rough when they work on patients?

4) Have you previously had an unpleasant dental experience?

5) Do you feel nervous while waiting in the reception area of a dental office?

6) When you're in the dentist's chair, do you feel uneasy and anxious?

7) Does the thought of a dental injection make you feel physically ill or tense?

8) Does seeing the dentist or dental hygienist's instruments make you anxious?

9) Do objects placed in your mouth during a dental visit make you panic and feel like you cannot breathe correctly?


Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale
Mount Sinai Dental Fear Inventory

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