Behavioral Dentistry.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- I: Biobehavioral Processes -- 1: Cultural Issues in Dental Education -- Incorporating Culture into Dentistry -- Impact of Culture on Patient Management -- The Need for a Culturally Diverse Teaching Staff and Dental Training Courses -- The Need for a Culturally Balanced Academic Environment -- Future Challenges -- Conclusion -- 2: Oral Health and Quality of Life -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: An Introduction -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: How Do We Assess It? -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: Its Role in Research -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Clinical Practice -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Dental/Dental Hygiene Education -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: An Analysis of the Status Quo -- OHRQoL: A Powerful Communication Tool -- OHRQoL: The Challenge of Human Adaptation -- OHRQoL: The Need for Differentiation -- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Behavioral Scientists: Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- 3: Stress and Inflammation -- Introduction -- Stress -- Stress and Periodontal Disease: Epidemiological and Clinical Findings -- Limitations -- Possible Mechanisms -- Effects on the Immune System and Inflammatory Response -- Oral Hygiene -- Smoking -- Conclusions -- 4: Saliva in Health and Disease -- Introduction -- Formation -- Function -- Dysfunction -- Complications -- Clinical Significance -- Unstimulated Saliva -- Stimulated Saliva -- Current Diagnostic Values and Future Directions -- 5: Surface EMG Biofeedback in Assessment and Functional Muscle Reeducation -- Introduction -- Historical Development -- Dental Relevant Applications -- Biofeedback in Clinical Practice -- Efficacy Evaluations of Biofeedback in the Treatment of TMD Disorders -- EMG as a Measure of Muscle Activity.

Detecting the EMG Signal -- Surface EMG Sensors and Recording Techniques -- Sensor Placement -- Preamplified Sensors -- Types of Electrodes -- Electrode Spacing -- Skin Preparation -- Muscle Sites Frequently Used in Dental Applications -- Multisite versus "Wide" Placements -- Selecting Muscles for Training -- Quantifying EMG Activity -- Considerations in Selecting Instrumentation -- Laptops and Electrical Interference -- Frequency Range -- sEMG in Assessment -- Other Forms of Biofeedback Training -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6: Hypnosis in Dentistry -- A Brief History of Clinical Hypnosis -- The Nature of Hypnosis -- Myth #1: Hypnosis Is a Trance State -- Myth #2: Hypnosis Involves Loss of Control -- Myth #3: Hypnosis Is Dangerous -- Myth #4: The Doctor Must Possess an Elaborate Set of Skills and Must Exercise Them Charismatically -- Defining Hypnosis and Using It -- Forms -- Trance -- Nontrance Hypnosis -- Styles -- Authoritarian -- Permissive -- Uses -- Recommendations for Dentists -- II: Anxiety, Fear, and Pain -- 7: Environmental, Emotional, and Cognitive Determinants of Dental Pain -- Introduction -- Conceptual Issues in Understanding Dental Pain -- Environmental Determinants -- Dental Personnel -- Relationships with Oral Healthcare Providers and Communication -- Distraction -- Predictability -- Controllability -- Emotional Determinants -- Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory -- Davey's Model -- Fear-Avoidance Model -- Expectancy Model of Fear -- Acceptance-Based Models -- Cognitive Determinants -- Individual Differences -- Gender, Culture, and Lifespan Issues -- Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- 8: Cosmetic Dentistry: Concerns with Facial Appearance and Body Dysmorphic Disorder -- Cosmetic Interventions Increasingly Popular.

Do Cosmetic Dental Interventions Have a Positive Effect on Patient Happiness and Quality of Life? A Study -- Body Dysmorphic Disorder -- BDD in Dental Practice -- Is BDD a State of Mind? -- Psychological Assessment of Patients with Appearance Concerns -- How Can Dentists Avoid Going Too Far in Improving Someone's Appearance? Some Practical Guidelines and Helpful Tip -- Summary -- 9: Chronic Orofacial Pain: Biobehavioral Perspectives -- Overview -- Introduction -- Toward a Biopsychosocial Model for Chronic Orofacial Pain -- The Biopsychosocial Model -- A Dual-Axis Approach to Assessment of Dental and Orofacial Pain -- Assessing Psychological and Psychosocial Factors -- Additional Useful Measures of Psychosocial Functioning -- Assessing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Physical and Sexual Abuse -- The Dentist as Biobehavioral Clinician: Guidelines for Biobehavioral Assessment Data and Management of TMD -- Summary -- 10: Chairside Techniques for Reducing Dental Fear -- Non-Relaxation-Based Techniques -- Communication -- Distraction -- Quasi-Relaxation-Based Techniques -- Guided Imagery -- Relaxation-Based Techniques -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 11: Sleep and Awake Bruxism -- Prevalence -- Effects of Bruxism -- Etiological Theories of Bruxism -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Summary -- References -- 12: Dental Fear and Anxiety Associated with Oral Health Care: Conceptual and Clinical Issues -- Introduction -- Conceptual Considerations -- Etiology of Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety -- Classification of Patients with Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety -- Epidemiological Considerations -- Assessment of Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety -- Verbal Report Assessment of Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety -- Behavioral Assessment of Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety -- Physiological Assessment of Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety.

Other Approaches to the Assessment of Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety -- Interventions for Dental Care-Related Anxiety, Fear, and Phobia -- Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Educational Interventions -- Pharmacological and Integrative Interventions -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- III: Changing Behaviors -- 13: Behavior Management in Dentistry: Thumb Sucking -- Assessment of Thumb Sucking -- Functional Assessment of Thumb Sucking -- Treatment for Thumb Sucking -- Antecedent Intervention -- Consequent Interventions -- Combination Interventions -- Summary and Recommendations for Future Research -- 14: Management of Children's Distress and Disruptions during Dental Treatment -- Introduction -- Why Children Are Disruptive -- Positive Approaches to Behavior Management -- Reduction of Discomfort -- Parent Presence in Operatory -- Modeling -- Effective Communication -- Distraction -- Reinforcement of Good Behavior -- Scheduled Breaks -- Children with Special Needs -- Preparation -- Developmental and Verbal Level -- Differences in Gag Reflex -- Desensitization -- For Additional Information -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- 15: Stress, Coping, and Periodontal Disease -- Introduction -- Studies on Stress Coping -- Coping with Stress: Its Influence on Periodontal Disease -- Coping with Stress: Its Influence on Periodontal Therapy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- 16: Self-Efficacy Perceptions in Oral Health Behavior -- Theory of Self-Efficacy -- Definition of the Concept -- Dimensions of Self-Efficacy -- Sources of Self-Efficacy -- Self-Efficacy in Health and Health Behavior -- Dental Self-Efficacy in Determining Oral Health Behavior and Oral Health Status -- Self-Efficacy and Other Health Behavior Theories -- Sources of Dental Self-Efficacy in Oral Health Behavior -- The Role of the Family in the Self-Efficacy of Children.

Interventions in Self-Efficacy to Improve Oral Health Behavior -- Motivational Interviewing to Improve Self-Efficacy -- Implementation of Motivational Interviewing in Dentistry -- Expressing Empathy -- Developing Discrepancy -- Rolling with Resistance -- Supporting Self-Efficacy -- Conclusions -- 17: Drooling and Tongue Protrusion -- Introduction -- Drooling: Definition, Prevalence, and Cause -- Drooling: Description of Treatment Procedures -- Instruction, Prompting, and Positive Social Reinforcement -- Negative Social Reinforcement and Other Decelarative Procedures -- Cueing Techniques -- Microswitch-Based Techniques -- Self-Management -- Drooling: Critical Examination of Experimental Methodology -- Drooling: Guidelines for Clinical Use of Behavioral Treatment Procedures -- Tongue Protrusion: Definition, Prevalence, and Cause -- Tongue Protrusion: Description of Treatment Procedures -- Tongue Protrusion: Critical Examination of Experimental Methodology -- Tongue Protrusion: Guidelines for Clinical Use of Behavioral Treatment Procedures -- Conclusion -- IV: Professional Practice -- 18: Listening -- Listening in Health Care -- Barriers and Bad Behavior -- Benefits of Effective Listening -- Effective Listening -- What to Do -- 19: Interpersonal Communication Training in Dental Education -- The Benefits of Good Communication between Providers and Patients in Dental Care -- Interpersonal Communication Training in Education -- Factors Influencing the Design of Interpersonal Communication Training -- Performance-Based Methodologies: Role Playing and Live-Patient Simulation -- Background History of the SP as a Tool in Medical and Dental Education -- What Is the Benefit of the SP Methodology? -- Some Essential Factors to Achieve a Successful Training Program -- Training SPs and Quality Assurance -- Case Development.

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