International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil | |
Maurໜio A. Oliveira2  Cristiane B. Bendo2  Meire C. Ferreira1  Saul M. Paiva2  Miriam P. Vale2  | |
[1] Department of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, 187, Diamantina-MG, 39100-000, Brazil; E-Mail:;Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Pampulha Campus, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte-MG, 31270-901, Brazil; E-Mails: | |
关键词: dental fear; dental phobias; epidemiology; pediatric dentistry; questionnaires; behavior; undergraduate student; | |
DOI : 10.3390/ijerph9124676 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between childhood dental experiences and dental fear in adulthood among dentistry, psychology and mathematics undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study of 1,256 students from the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was performed. Students responded to the Brazilian version of the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) and a questionnaire regarding previous dental experiences. Both the DFS and the questionnaire were self-administered. Association was tested using descriptive, bivariate and multivariate linear regression analysis, with a 5% significance level. Dentistry undergraduates reported lower scores than psychology (
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