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Authors: William Ayer
ISBN-13: 9780789022950, ISBN-10: 0789022958
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: May 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: William Ayer

Book Synopsis

With some help from colleagues, Ayer (behavioral sciences, Nova Southeastern U. College of Dental Medicine) introduces dental students, dentists, psychologists, and other social scientists to the contribution that the behavioral sciences can make to dentistry and dental practice. Among the topics are pain, fear and anxiety, oral habits and their management, the dentist-patient relationship, stress in dentistry, and hypnosis. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

About the Author

Contributors

Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Development of the Behavioral Sciences in Dentistry

Chapter 2. Behavioral Foundations of Dentistry

The Focus of Behavior Therapies

What Is Behavior Therapy?

Types of Behavioral Interventions

Chapter 3. Pain

Pain Threshold and Pain Expression

Measuring Pain

Acute versus Chronic Pain

Pain Management Strategies

Summary

Chapter 4. Fear and Anxiety in Dentistry

Effect of High Fear and Anxiety on Office Practice

Definition of Anxiety and Fear

Measurement of Dental Fear and Anxiety

Origins and Development of Fear and Anxiety

Anxiety and Behavior Across Dental Visits

Other Variables Influencing Anxiety and Fear

Managing Fear and Anxiety

Chapter 5. Oral Habits and Their Management

Etiology and Development of Thumb and Finger Sucking

Psychoanalytic and Learning Theory Models

Prevalence and Possible Explanations

Methods of Controlling Sucking Habits

Bruxism: Characteristics and Treatment

Self-Mutilating Behaviors: The Oral Cavity

Chapter 6. Compliance with Health Care Recommendations

Assessing Adherence

Determinants of Adherence

Resources and Noncompliant Behavior

Chapter 7. The Dentist-Patient Relationship

Models of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Dimensions of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Satisfaction Among Patients and Dentists

A Seeming Paradox

Miscellaneous Factors

Chapter 8. Stress in Dentistry

The Concept of Stress

Measuring Stresses in Life

Sources of Dentists' Stress

Suicide Among Dentists

Stress in Dental Students

Chapter 9. Special Issues in Dentistry

Family Violence

Aging

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

Chapter 10. Hypnosis in Dentistry (Carla York, Frank De Piano, and Frederick Kohler)

Some Background and History of Hypnosis in Dentistry

Prevention of Dental Disease and Modifications of Noxious Habits

Therapeutic Uses of Hypnosis in Dentistry

Hypnosis As an Operative Aid in Dentistry

The Use of Hypnosis in Pediatric Dentistry

Hypnosis As an Aid in Patient Management

Practical Considerations

Techniques for Induction of Hypnosis in Dentistry: Some Illustrations

Case Example: A Dental-Avoidant Patient with Excessive Gag Reflex

Chapter 11. Interviewing (Cheryl Gotthelf)

Communication

Training Issues

Initial Meeting with a Patient

Attentiveness

Obtaining an Accurate History

Establishing Rapport

Empathy

Chapter 12. Making Psychological Referrals

Dental-Related Problems

Nondental-Related Referrals

Referrals for Self, Family, or Friends

Referring an Individual

Index

Reference Notes Included

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