Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), Dental Fear Survey (DFS), and Needle Survey (NS) by Sample
| Sample | MDAS Mean (SD) | MDAS Median | MDAS Range | DFS Mean (SD) | DFS Median | DFS Range | NS Mean (SD) | NS Median | NS Range |
| English-speaking Community | 12.64 (4.94) | 12.00 | 5–25 | 44.11 (16.61) | 43.00 | 20–89 | 38.09 (14.54) | 36.50 | 18–84 |
| Spanish-speaking Community | 13.05 (4.94) | 12.00 | 5–25 | 39.30 (15.37) | 37.00 | 20–93 | 38.30 (15.30) | 35.00 | 18–90 |
| English-speaking College Students | 13.47 (5.94) | 12.00 | 5–25 | 44.32 (20.51) | 38.00 | 20–89 | 36.42 (15.98) | 35.00 | 18–90 |
| Spanish-speaking College Students | 11.87 (5.03) | 13.00 | 5–19 | 40.27 (13.31) | 39.50 | 21–63 | 36.55 (13.60) | 31.00 | 20–65 |
| Spanish-speaking Patients | 11.06 (4.49) | 10.00 | 5–21 | 33.39 (14.69) | 27.00 | 20–80 | 37.90 (16.85) | 34.00 | 18–85 |