[Dental survey. Part XV. Dental visits 2: motivation and practice]

Abstract

This paper is part of a series on the national oral health survey in the Netherlands (LEOT-project). In a previous article the results on dental attendance (as far as behavior and knowledge are concerned) were described. This paper presents the results concerning the other determinants of the dental attendance behavior of the dentate Dutch population. The dentate Dutch is reasonably content with the dentists behavior. About 10% however, requires more information. Anxiety remains for about 55% a negative aspect of dental visits; in 10% of the cases this leads to postponement of the visits.