Dental anxiety

Investigating the effectiveness of a substantial number of non-pharmacological  treatments or therapies that address and can alleviate dental anxiety and phobia.

Underserved communities

Dental anxiety affects underserved communities disproportionately, and so we will be seeking to address this in any research we plan and undertake.

Current status

• Two peer-reviewed articles in preparation.
• A major research project to evaluate the effectiveness of different psychological therapies on dental anxiety, and thus strengthen practice, a project that could also include doctoral students.

Outcomes

Research outputs

• Morse, Z., & Tudor, K. (2020). Dental anxiety: Interprofessional research into an intractable global problem. Modern Research in Dentistry, 6(1). doi.org/10.31031/mrd.2020.06.000626

Community relationships

The lead researcher has extensive contacts in the community on which we hope to build in designing a major research project.