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Case Study:
Patients with severe phobias are often caught in a vicious cycle of dental anxiety, fear, and avoidance of care. The phobic avoids treatment, which eventually leads to pain and discomfort, which creates more fear and anxiety, and the cycle continues.
Mitch is a 56 year-old patient with severe dental phobia resulting from reported bad experiences with his childhood dentist. He avoided visiting a dentist for well over 10 years. He wasn’t in any pain, so he didn’t feel it was necessary. By 2006, Mitch’s smoking and lack of preventative maintenance on his teeth (including professional cleanings) had resulted in bone loss. When he recognized that his teeth were “falling apart”, he sought care at the Blende Dental Group using the One-Sleep-Visit™ Total Dentistry Method.
The dentists of the Blende Dental Group are nationally recognized leaders in delivering compassionate dental care to people coping with dental phobia.
As many of our patients can attest, dental phobia is a paralyzing fear that keeps people from obtaining regular dental care. We know that an estimated 15% of all Americans avoid regular dental care because they fear dentist visits.
If you or someone you love has a dental phobia, you know how shame and embarrassment about one’s teeth and smile can dramatically affect a person’s quality-of-life, social life and self-esteem. When you finally gather the courage to make a call to a dentist, it helps to talk to someone who understands how much courage it takes just to make the initial call.
At the Blende Dental Group, our team supports your unique needs as a phobic patient. When you make the first call, you are assigned to your own Patient Care Coordinator who will be your single point of contact. She listens to your story, gathers information about your dental history, your particular concerns and can truly appreciate the magnitude of your fear. She will then discuss the easiest and safest way to bring you the comfort and care you need. Your Coordinator and the dentists will collaborate with you to design a treatment plan using a sedation option that is appropriate for you.
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Related News & Media
“Treating Dental Fears with Sedation Dentistry”
Dr. Dean Edell on ABC News video
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Marin Independent Journal article
“Fear of the Unknown Drill: Dentists find new ways to help phobic patients”
Contra Costa Times article
“My Dream Dentist Trip”
USA Weekend article
