Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates

Table 2

Kleinknecht’s score of fear, anxiety, and unpleasantness when confronted with dental activities.

Response	Medical = 779		Dental = 347		value
	Mean (SD)	Med (IOR)	Mean (SD)	Med (IQR)
Making a dental appointment	1.55 (0.84)	1.0 (1)	1.49 (0.77)	1.0 (1)	0.366
Approaching the dental clinic	1.52 (0.80)	1.0 (1)	1.51 (0.81)	1.0 (1)	0.925
Sitting in the waiting room	1.73 (0.95)	1.0 (1)	1.67 (0.85)	1.0 (1)	0.805
Being seated in the dental surgery	2.00 (1.01)	2.0 (2)	2.18 (1.02)	2.0 (2)	0.003
The smell of the surgery	1.79 (0.98)	1.0 (1)	1.68 (0.86)	1.0 (1)	0.180
Seeing the dentist walk in	1.62 (0.87)	1.0 (1)	1.54 (0.79)	1.0 (1)	0.200
Seeing the anesthetic needle	2.42 (1.18)	2.0 (2)	2.44 (1.11)	2.0 (1)	0.623
Feeling the needle injected	2.64 (1.23)	2.0 (2)	2.48 (1.10)	2.0 (1)	0.073
Seeing the drill	2.48 (1.23)	2.0 (2)	2.03 (1.05)	2.0 (2)	0.000
Hearing the drill	2.53 (1.24)	2.0 (2)	2.09 (1.06)	2.0 (2)	0.000
Feeling the vibrations of the drill	2.59 (1.25)	2.0 (2)	2.18 (1.07)	2.0 (2)	0.000
Having your teeth cleaned	1.82 (1.03)	1.0 (1)	1.57 (0.77)	1.0 (1)	0.002
All things considered, how fearful are you of having dental work done?	2.13 (1.00)	2.0 (2)	2.04 (0.82)	2.0 (0)	0.382