Dr Farid Fahid , Specialist Prosthodontist:
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog. I hope you will find it useful. I always appreciate any comments so please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Overview:
Dental anxiety and extreme dental phobia are part of a continuum effecting around 36% of the population.
Anxiety can lead to the avoidance of timely dental care which in turn can lead to poor oral health.
Studies have shown 73% of those questioned believed that their quality of life was directly affected by their oral health.
The vicious cycle:
Berggren in 1984 recognised this cycle.
Do you think you are in this cycle? Do you want to break out?
Since the causes of dental anxiety are varied we rightly use different approaches depending on our patients needs.
- Firstly, we want you to know, we are here to help in any way possible.
- Secondly, our staff are very experienced and highly trained and for that reason we understand the nature of dental anxiety and appreciate how psychologically draining it can be to even make an appointment.
- Thirdly, our clinic is equipped with great technology but more importantly it is all designed for the well fair of our patients.
- Lastly, now that you have come this far make that dental appointment but from the get go, just let us know you are anxious.
Some extra information:
Who is a dental specialist: Dental specialists have to be recognised and registered with the General Dental Council and are dental professionals with additional training in a specific field. For instance out of the nearly 44,000 dentists in the UK only 450 are prosthodontists.
Our prosthodontic specialists are: MR Robert Crawford, Dr Farid Monibi and Dr Farid Fahid.
Boston House Dental Clinic – established since 2013: Specialist dental Care Centre moments from Bank, Moorgate and Liverpool Street Stations, EC2 City of London)
