“It’s going to be fine”, “it’s a bad time to pass”. The more or less reassuring words intended to comfort people who are worried about consult the dentistare sometimes small consolation. Fear of having pain and painful badly digested memories, the anxiety of the dentist affects nearly one in two French people (48% exactly according to theFrench union of oral health). The phenomenon is such that practitioners compete with ideas to defuse the stress of chilly patients. Soft music, colorful paintings on the walls, zen decoration…
In England, a dentist from the town of Rugeley has found an original solution to divert patients’ attention from what is happening in their mouths. The practitioner displayed a drawing board from the Where’s Waldo collection on the ceiling. The game then consists of finding among the mass of people where the famous Charlie is, adorned with his round glasses and his famous red and white striped sweater.
Other tips to reassure yourself before the dentist
Knowing that this game of hide-and-seek requires good eyesight and a concentration on details, the dentist, whose identity has not been revealed, can work in an atmosphere relieved of all tension.
If your dentist does not have or is unfamiliar with these books, you still have other ideas for preventing dentist stress such as homeopathy, herbal medicine or even, when anxieties are paralyzing or even phobic, cognitive-behavioral therapies.
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