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Thurm Dental Group

925 Haddon Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108

Phone: 856-858-2871 or toll-free 800-858-2820
Fax: 856-858-7169

Dental Anxiety Self Test

Many people have a high level of anxiety and avoid visiting the dentist. Many phobic patients have avoided the dentist for many years resulting in years of embarrassing and often painful dental conditions. Below are some questions that, if answered yes, signify that you have some form of dental anxiety. The good news is that at Thurm Dental you have a team who understands your problems and can help you back to an acceptable level of oral health and a beautiful smile. Twenty-five years of experience and success is on your side.

• Do you feel slight uneasiness and tension the evening prior to your dental visit, which makes you cancel your dental appointment?
• While waiting in the reception area of the dental office, do you feel nervous about the visit?
• Have you had a prior dental experience that was unpleasant?
• While in the dental chair, do you feel uneasy and anxious?
• Does the thought of having a dental injection make you feel physically ill and tense?
• Does seeing the dentist or dental hygienist's instruments make you anxious?
• Do you feel embarrassed that the dentist will say you have the worst mouth they have ever seen?
• Do objects placed in your mouth during the dental visit make you panic and feel like you cannot breath correctly?
• Do you feel that your dentist is unsympathetic only with you?

If you answered yes to any of the above please contact our office. We can allay your fears, correct your dental problems often in one visit while you are asleep, and provide you with a beautiful smile.