Table 2.

Frequencies of responses to individual items on the Dental Fear Survey by participants attending Sedation clinic (n=100) and Restorative clinic (n=50).

Item	Participants attending Restorative clinic (n=50)					Participants attending Sedation clinic (n=100)
How much anxiety do each of the following cause you …	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Much	Very much	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Much	Very much
Making an appointment for dentistry	39	4	4	0	1	26	29	19	5	17	Chi2=38.9, p<0.001
Approaching the dentist’s surgery	32	6	7	3	0	16	23	18	20	22	Chi2=42.1, p<0.001
Sitting in the waiting room	24	17	4	2	1	17	16	21	23	22	Chi2=36.3 p<0.001
Being seated in the dental chair	18	20	5	5	1	8	10	21	20	39	Chi2=51.5, p<0.001
The smell of the dentist’s surgery	30	14	3	1	0	22	12	19	18	28	Chi2=43.8, p<0.001
Seeing the dentist walk in	34	11	2	1	0	25	15	20	10	29	Chi2=40.2, p<0.001
Seeing the anaesthetic needle	18	12	8	5	5	15	11	13	17	42	Chi2=22.7, p<0.001
Feeling the needle injected	15	14	7	6	5	13	19	7	13	44	Chi2=20.1, p<0.001
Seeing the drill	15	11	9	8	5	7	8	7	18	58	Chi2=39.6, p<0.001
Hearing the drill	16	10	9	6	6	6	12	5	12	63	Chi2=44.2, p<0.001
Feeling the vibrations of the drill	15	9	10	6	8	4	10	6	12	64	Chi2=41.6, p<0.001
Having your teeth cleaned	25	10	8	4	0	13	14	16	20	27	Chi2=35.4, p<0.001
Having x-rays put in my mouth	34	7	5	1	1	40	17	15	13	12	Chi2=14.3, p<0.001
Having models or impressions of my mouth	23	12	4	4	4	33	18	15	9	16	Chi2=5.0, ns
All things considered, how scared are you of having dentistry done ?	19	16	12	2	0	6	8	5	15	66	Chi2=80.2, p<0.001
	Never	Once or Twice	A few time	Often	Nearly every time	Never	Once or Twice	A few time	Often	Nearly every time
Has fear of dentistry ever caused you to put off making an appointment?	44	5	0	0	0	41	42	0	15	0	Chi2=31.4, p<0.001
Has fear of dentistry ever caused you to cancel or not turn up for an appointment?	13	18	9	4	2	6	16	18	14	35	Chi2=30.0, p<0.001