Understanding the development of dental fear among Australian children and adults by applying a comprehensive conceptual model

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1052541

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dental fear acts as a significant barrier to obtaining dental care, and leads to poorer dental health, greater dental treatment needs and reduced school and work performance. Approximately 1 in 7 children and adults have high dental fear. Understanding how dentists are being trained, what they are doing in their dental practise, and how and why dental fear develops and is maintained, are fundamental steps in trying to reduce this important dental, mental, and public health issue.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $418,482.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Dentistry not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

anxiety | dental health | dental service utilisation | fear | primary school-aged children

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