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Review
. 1990 Oct;35(5):449-53.
doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1990.tb05428.x.

Estimating the prevalence of dental phobias

R D Francis  1 , G V Stanley
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Review

Estimating the prevalence of dental phobias

R D Francis et al. Aust Dent J. 1990 Oct.

Abstract

This paper estimates the prevalence of dental phobias in the community. Information collected from diverse sources yields a rate for dental phobias within the range 10-14 per cent. It is concluded that the difficulty experienced in obtaining subjects/clients to undertake remedial programmes to overcome dental fear is not due to a shortage of such phobics in the community at large.

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