Table 2.

Rotated CFSS-DS factor matrix for all the children (n = 219)

Item	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor4
1. Dentists	0.302	0.810*	-0.102	0.053
2. Doctors	0.010	0.754*	0.214	0.090
3. Injections	0.420	0.460*	0.232	0.073
4. Having somebody examine your mouth	0.592*	0.164	0.127	0.280
5. Having to open your mouth	0.668*	0.262	0.046	-0.096
6. Having a stranger touch you	0.046	0.070	0.877*	0.016
7. Having somebody look at you	0.133	0.109	0.844*	0.077
8. The dentist drilling	0.738*	0.324	0.036	0.136
9. The sight of the dentist drilling	0.755*	0.233	-0.058	0.052
10. The noise of the dentist drilling	0.878*	0.053	0.017	0.043
11. Having somebody put instruments in your mouth	0.789*	0.063	0.131	0.199
12. Choking	0.690*	0.069	0.048	0.152
13. Having to go to the hospital	0.125	0.260	0.069	0.830*
14. People in white uniforms	0.218	-0.060	0.022	0.818*
15. Having the dentist clean your teeth	0.652*	-0.155	0.184	0.268
Eigen value	5.499	1.616	1.333	1.221
% of explained variance	30.374	12.092	11.154	10.834

*The highest loading for each item is presented in bold face.

Factor 1: Fear of usual dental procedures.

Factor 2: Fear of health care personnel and injections.

Factor 3: Fear of strangers.

Factor 4: Fear of general medical aspects of treatment.