Individuals with dental fear represent a particularly difficult
population to treat and present special challenges to
dental staff in terms of the management of care. Patient
perceptions of behaviors and attitudes of Dentists can
affect DA and could influence his or her decision to
access dental care. Significant correlation existed between
age and levels of DA as per the analysis of data recorded
during the course of this study. The fear and anxiety of
an individual could affect the patient-Dentist relationship
and the dental treatment plan. Therefore, before starting
up with the dental treatment, patient’s anxiety and fear
levels should be assessed and a proper counseling should
be given. However, this study did not focus on the major
possible causes for anxiety or the variety of treatments and
other factors that may influence anxiety.