Department of Public Health Dentistry, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Madhurandhangam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
 Research Article   
								
																Assessment of Dental Anxiety Level Among Adult Patients Visiting Dental
College in Chengalpet District-A Questionnaire Survey 
																Author(s): DN Shrienitha*, Sudhir KM, S Vishnu Prasad, Sreenidhi S, J Mahesh and K Indra Priyadharshini             
								
																
						 Background: Dental Anxiety is considered to be an imaginary threat to an odd, unpleasant experience accompanied by the forewarning that something undesirable is expected. The aim the study was to assess level of dental anxiety among patients visiting dental college in chengalpet district
Materials and methods: The study consists of 519 adult patients from both genders visiting dental college in chengalpet for dental treatment. Data collection was carried out through the administration of self?administered pre?validated questionnaire. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) which consists of 7 closed ended questions with responses placed in five?point Likert scale and one open ended question was used to evaluate the degree of anxiety among study participants. Chi square test was done to know the association between anxiety and the type of de.. View more»