[Preventing dental anxiety in adults and children].

PREVENTING DENTAL ANXIETY IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. In 2014, according to INSEE, dental anxiety affected 7% of the French population. Severity of anxiety can range from minor to severe, minor anxiety manifesting for patients as physical symptoms without compromising dental care to severe anxiety by avoiding dental consultation and compromising dental care.

[Dental anxiety, a one-year evaluation].

Dental anxiety is the second most common reason for patients to forgo treatment in France. Based on this observation, the odontology and psychiatry departments of Henri Mondor hospital proposed a collaborative approach to help these patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of this pilot project over one year.