Five ways to help you to reduce dental anxiety
Whether we’re thinking about spiders, heights or even the dark, most of us live with some form of anxiety, but it’s our worry over a visit to the dentist that one charity says could really be putting our health at risk and they are determined to help us overcome it.
New research by the Oral Health Foundation and Oral-B has revealed as many as two thirds of us Brits (67 per cent) admit to being apprehensive when it comes to visiting our dentist for a check-up.
The poll shows that a third of us fear pain and discomfort, which is the biggest single reason behind our nerves (33 per cent). One in four is worried about the cost of our dental treatment (26 per cent) while others are anxious about being told off by our dentist (8 per cent).
As part of National Smile Month, a charity initiative to raise awareness about the importance of our oral health, campaigners are looking to reassure us that there is nothing to be nervous about on our next visit and have set out several ways that we can use to help us overcome any anxiety we may have.
Uchenna Okoye, ambassador for Oral-b and clinical director at London Smiling Dental Group, gives a series of extremely effective ways in which we can eliminate any concerns:
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