DentalVibe says dental fear may diminish in face of new methods

BING Innovations, provider of the DentalVibe Injection Comfort System has released the white paper, Dental Fear: Why It Costs You & How to Beat It.

Patient fear is one of thle greatest threats facing dental practices today, and now available for free to health-care providers. The new white paper walks dentists through the psychology behind patient fear to provide a profound understanding of from where dental fear stems. Dentists will learn how to apply new methods for treating patients in order to overcome their fear and receive advice on how to market a dental practice in the face of those stigmas.

Odontophobia (or dental fear) is responsible for widespread neglect in oral health care. New studies show that half of all Americans avoid the dentist's office due to anxiety and fear. In particular, patients cite fear of dental pain as the most significant source of their phobia.

DentalVibe's latest white paper argues that the pervasive anxiety doesn't need to continue in light of new technologies, and the solution may be found in a dentist's approach to phobic patients.

The DentalVibe is one of the many new devices that helps create painless dentistry and reverses dental fear. The white paper explores these developments and teaches dentists how to capitalize on new methods to expand their patient base and improve the general state of oral health in their communities.

By arming dentists with an encouraging message to communicate to patients, DentalVibe believes its white paper can help dentist's fight dental phobias.

The new document offers a number of features for dentists, including:

* The Psychology of Fear: Because dentists are health-care professionals, they treat their patients as whole people. The white paper is designed to give dentists a comprehensive understanding of the patient's experience of fear, from a clinical perspective.
* Dental Fear Case Study: Dental fear has a negative impact on the dentist's business and the patient's overall health. DentalVibe's new white paper discusses dental neglect and its direct relation to costly and potentially deadly consequences.
* Patient Triggers for Dental Fear: Dentists will discover the specific aggravators that patients cite as triggers for dental anxiety. Armed with knowledge about their sensitivities, dentists will be better equipped to make patients feel more comfortable.
* First-Shot Analysis: The first dental injection may be the root cause of fear and typically induces additional fear of other dental procedures. The white paper looks at why this is, and how dentists can deal specifically with the pain and intimidation of the initial injection.
* Pediatric Fear Guide: This white paper also includes additional ideas for making the operatory (that is, the dentist's work station) more soothing and conducive for children who are preoccupied by uncertainty and fear.

The new white paper, Dental Fear: Why It Costs You & How to Beat It, can be downloaded free as a PDF.

For more informaiton, visit www.DentalVibe.com.

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