Abstract

The objective of the epidemiologic research is to establish the prevalence of dental fear and the effects of fear on oral health. We also propose to update and extend our knowledge of the epidemiology of other common fears and to explore the association between these fears and dental fear. One thousand households will be selected from telephone directories and interviewed by phone or by mail to establish the prevalence of fears in the Seattle-Everett SMSA. One hundred individuals who express varying levels of dental fear will be examined at home to determine their oral health status. This research will serve in obtaining reliable statistics on the extent of this important public health problem, assist in the interpretation of treatment studies and help to identify ways to get fearful individuals to seek treatment.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DE006950-02
Application #
3220434
Study Section
Behavioral Medicine Study Section (BEM)
Project Start
1986-02-01
Project End
1988-07-31
Budget Start
1987-02-01
Budget End
1988-07-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Washington
Department
Type
Schools of Dentistry/Oral Hygn
DUNS #
135646524
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195

  Publications

Milgrom, P; Mancl, L; King, B et al. (1998) An explanatory model of the dental care utilization of low-income children. Med Care 36:554-66
Weinstein, P; Milgrom, P; Hoskuldsson, O et al. (1996) Situation-specific child control: a visit to the dentist. Behav Res Ther 34:11-21
Milgrom, P; Mancl, L; King, B et al. (1995) Origins of childhood dental fear. Behav Res Ther 33:313-9
Raadal, M; Milgrom, P; Weinstein, P et al. (1995) The prevalence of dental anxiety in children from low-income families and its relationship to personality traits. J Dent Res 74:1439-43
Golletz, D; Milgrom, P; Mancl, L (1995) Dental care satisfaction: the reliability and validity of the DSQ in a low-income population. J Public Health Dent 55:210-7
Milgrom, P; Jie, Z; Yang, Z et al. (1994) Cross-cultural validity of a parent's version of the Dental Fear Survey Schedule for children in Chinese. Behav Res Ther 32:131-5
Raadal, M; Milgrom, P; Cauce, A M et al. (1994) Behavior problems in 5- to 11-year-old children from low-income families. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 33:1017-25
Milgrom, P; Weinstein, P; Golletz, D et al. (1994) Pain management in school-aged children by private and public clinic practice dentists. Pediatr Dent 16:294-300
Tay, K M; Winn, W; Milgrom, P et al. (1993) The effect of instruction on dentists' motivation to manage fearful patients. J Dent Educ 57:444-8
Milgrom, P; Vignehsa, H; Weinstein, P (1992) Adolescent dental fear and control: prevalence and theoretical implications. Behav Res Ther 30:367-73

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