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Are
you scared of the the dentist?
Does
the though to dental treatment make you nervous and fill you absolute dread?
Have
you ever longed for a
healthy smile but simply been too frightened to go and
do anything about it?
If you answered yes to any of
these questions then you are not alone. Dental
anxiety affects more than 50% of the population at some level.
You might just be a little nervous, or maybe you would
classify yourself as plain terrified. Wherever you are on
the spectrum of dental anxiety we are here to help you
overcome this problem. The team at our practice in Edinburgh have worked
with nervous and anxious dental patients for more than 20 years. During this time our
dedicated professionals have built up and shared
with each other a wealth of experience in helping nervous,
anxious and phobic patients to overcome their worst fears. Even if we do not
end up as your dental practice we believe that this web site can
help you in some way to meet the challenges that fear,
anxiety and phobia of the dentist bring. |
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Ashamed or
Worried about what we will think? |
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"Everyone throughout the
practice treats you with respect and compassion and
nothing seems to be too much trouble" |
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Mrs J L
Edinburgh
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We understand that the world
is a lonely place when you suffer from dental anxiety or
dental phobia. It is not uncommon to think that you are the
only person in the world to suffer from your particular
condition. Over the years we have met many patients who have
put off treatment because they think that the dentist
will administer a telling off for the condition of
their mouth. An even greater number of patients simply
believe that we will laugh or find their fears funny. Please
be assured that this is not the case.
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"As dedicated professionals we sincerely
believe in offering our patients the opportunity to
achieve the very best dental health possible.
This means we accept your current situation however
you first come to see us without judgement. Your
current dental health is simply the starting
point of our work together. From here we
progress at your pace and
step by step help you to reduce your anxiety level, or in many cases
eliminate your dental fear all together." |
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Fraser
Hendrie BDS MFGDP |
John
Booth BDS MFGDP |
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The Craigentinny
Nervous Patient Programme |
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"I can honestly say I
have beaten my fear. I didn't realise that dentistry
could be so pain free" |
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Mr K
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Edinburgh |
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We have
have helped more than 1000 patients who classify themselves
as anxious, nervous, phobic or terrified in the last 5 years alone.
Many patients find us on the web but even more
patients come by word of mouth. Our dentists are often
referred to on the well known self help web site
for anxious of phobic patients
"Dental Fear Central"
They have also been interviewed
on the subject of dental anxiety by national newspapers. As a result many patients have heard
of the sympathetic approach of our whole team or the
number of ways that we make treatment more comfortable and
less stressful than you ever imagined. Over time we decided
that for the benefit of anxious patients we needed to
bring all of our experience together and the Craigentinny
Dedicated Nervous Patient Programme was born. The Nervous Patient
Programme is the distillation of all of our learning and can
help anyone with dental fear, dental anxiety or dental
phobia work their way towards a point where they are able to
cope with dental treatment without feeling stressed, sick or
unwell. |
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How To Start The
Journey To Dental Health |
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We know that you want to do something about your
dental fear, otherwise you probably wouldn't have read
this far. You might be wondering if the
Nervous Patient Programme is for you. You might not even
feel ready to think about making an appointment to see a
dentist yet. After all the hardest thing to do
is taking the first step. Until now the smallest
step that you could take was calling a dentist up
or making an appointment. We realise that this is a huge
leap in its own right and so we have devised
a simpler, more comfortable way to get started,
our 7 day Beat Your Dental
Fear e-course.
-
more about
the causes of your dental fear
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how to tell your
dentist about your real worries
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how best to
prepare for a visit to see a new dentist
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how to make sure
the dentist takes good care of you
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things you can do
when your fear starts to take over
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our top 8 tried
and tested fear bursting tips
We stopped counting when
we discovered that our collective experience in caring
for nervous patients was well in excess of 50
years. The 7 day beat your fear course gives you some of
our practical down to earth advice that can help you
start your journey to dental health. |
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Lets Get Started
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"I
always covered my mouth or ended up with a
crooked grimace when laughing or smiling. Now I
can't get the grin off my face" |
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Mrs C R
Edinburgh |
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I would
like to take the free 7 day
Beat Your
Dental Fear e-course
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