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Tag: dentophobia

It’s National Dental Hygiene Month

October is National Dental Hygiene Month. The American Dental Hygienists Association created this annual event to remind you about the importance of dental hygiene and celebrate the more than 200,000 dental hygienists in the United States who work hard to improve oral health. How Dental Hygienists Protect Oral Health Dental hygienist are licensed professionals who […]

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Overcoming Dentophobia: The Fear of the Dentist

Dentophobia is a fear of the dentist and common characterized by an intense and irrational fear of dentists, dental procedures, or the dental environment.  How common are dentophobia and dental fear? According to a recent study published in the September issue of the Journal of American Dental Association dental fear is widespread. The survey of […]

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