Joanna
Malinowska

Helps with:
Phobias
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Dental Fear

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Dental Phobia

What is a dental phobia?
Why the dental phobia can be dangerous?
What can be the cause of dental phobia?
How hypnosis and hypnotherapy can help with dental phobia?
How do I treat a dental phobia.
Cooperation with the dentist Dr Tijana Nesic-Fisher.

What is a dental phobia?

Dental phobia is the serious fear of seeking dental care. It is one of the most common phobias. Almost everybody is a little scared when it comes to see a dentist. But for some people this fear so paralyzing, that they completely avoid any dental treatment.  An estimated 9-15% of all Australians suffer from anxiety and fear surrounding the dental experience to such extend that they avoid much needed care. They not only avoid the routine dental checkups, but the fear prevents them to see a help when the problems are worse, when they have cavities, suffer from infections and constant unbearable pain.

Why the dental phobia can be dangerous?

The dental care is very important not only for the general well being like good look, pretty smile and pleasant breath, but for the medical status. And again, it is not only the ability to properly chew and digest. The infected teeth and gums may cause serious medical problems. The resulting pain could be unbearable. The infection may spread to the jaws and to cause a serious illness, sometimes it can be even fatal.

What can be the cause of dental phobia?

How hypnosis and hypnotherapy can help with dental phobia?

There are many ways in which hypnotherapy will help:

How do I treat the dental phobia?

I usually encourage the client to talk to the dentist first and have the procedure explained. Then during the first session we talk about the client's fears and there is a short hypnotic session, and client is given relaxation exercises to practise at home.

The next sessions will be aimed at the complete elimination of dental phobia and the general anxiety, depending on client wishes. It may take 1 to 5 sessions, depending on the cause of the phobia. The client may also be taught self-hypnosis and pain control.

Alternatively, the second session may be performed  during  the dentist procedure. I will be present during the procedure, the client will be in hypnosis, fully relaxed and enjoying the hypnotic state, while the dentist and the dental nurse will be doing their job.

Cooperation with the dentist Dr Tijana Nesic-Fisher

The best way to treat a dental phobia is in a cooperation with a competent dentist, who is patient, and who will clearly explain any planned procedures (what they are and why we plan to do them) and who answers all of the client's questions. I am very lucky to be able to cooperate with such a dentist, Dr Tijana Nesic-Fisher, who works in the same medical centre.

This way, on client request, I can be present during the dental procedure. And this way my clients can have all the information they need before the hypnotherapy session, so the treatment is very successful.