Dissemination of a Brief Dental Fear Intervention

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Conditions studied: Dental Fear

In brief

Despite the fact that several efficacious interventions for dental fear exist, it continues to be among the most common, and least addressed phobias among individuals. This reality is largely due to dissemination, or lack thereof. Research is needed on how to disseminate and implement such treatment in a way that recognizes the barriers to accessing and entering treatment for dental fear. Using a collaborative care approach, the investigators will pilot test, for feasibility and acceptability, a brief 2-step dental fear intervention. The first step will be an app intervention for moderate-to-severe dental that can be accessed by participants on a mobile device. The second step will consist of a one-hour face-to-face CBT intervention for participants delivered by a mental health professional at their dentist's office.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05082298

Run by

New York University

People needed

71

Starts

2021-08-31

Expected to finish

2023-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Moderate to severe dental fear
• 18 years of age or older
• Fluent and literate in English
• Access to a device with which they will be piloting the intervention.

You may not qualify if…

• Does not have moderate to severe dental fear
• 17 years of age or younger
• Does not speak English
• Does not have access to a device with which they would be piloting the intervention

Where it is running

• Noble Dental Care, PC — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Allen & Schwarz Dental — New York, New York, United States

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