Main description:

The first book to describe evidence-based treatment of dental phobia using brief CBT, based on the pioneering single-session treatment for specific phobias developed by Lars-Goran Ost. * Brings together research, experience and techniques from clinical psychology and dentistry to describe evidence-based treatment of dental phobia in clinical and dental contexts * Chapters describe epidemiology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, symptoms, clinical characteristics and consequences, and aetiology of dental phobia * Also covers related issues including intra-oral injection phobia, dental treatment of fearful children, and the use of medication to supplement psychological treatment of fear

Contents:

List of Contributors vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi Part I Background, Assessment and Aetiology 1 1 Symptoms, Clinical Characteristics and Consequences 3 Magnus Hakeberg and Jesper Lundgren 2 Background Description and Epidemiology 21 Magne Raadal and Erik Skaret 3 Assessment of Dental Phobia and Anxiety 33 Kristin Haukebo and Margrethe Vika 4 Aetiology of Dental Phobia 45 Tiril Willumsen, Kristin Haukebo and Magne Raadal 5 Intra-Oral Injection Phobia 63 Margrethe Vika and Maren Lillehaug Agdal 6 Dental Anxiety in Children and Adolescents 79 Gunilla Klingberg Part II Treatments 89 7 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Principles, Procedures and Evidence Base 91 Lars-Goran Ost and David M. Clark 8 Multimodal Cognitive Behavioural Treatment 109 Jesper Lundgren and Ulla Wide Boman 9 One-Session Treatment of Dental Phobia 119 Lars-Goran Ost 10 The Combined Treatment 135 Erik Skaret 11 Dental Treatment under Sedation 153 Magne Raadal 12 Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 163 Lars-Goran Ost and Gerd Kvale Part III Cultural Aspects, Prevention and Future Research 183 13 Different Treatment Approaches in Different Cultures and Health-Care Systems 185 Peter Milgrom, Lisa J. Heaton and J. Timothy Newton 14 Prevention of Dental Phobia 201 Erik Skaret and Magne Raadal 15 Future Research and Applications 221 Lars-Goran Ost and Erik Skaret Index 231