The Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale among Dental Outpatients
Table 4
Comparison of the prevalence rates of high levels of dental anxiety and mean MDAS score between dental patients of different countries and the present Japanese sample.
Nation
N
MDAS score ≥19
Mean MDAS
SD
Age (years)
Internal consistency
Dental setting
United Kingdom (original)
848
NA
10.79
4.63
20–60 or older
NA
General dental practitioners
Nepal
150
2.0%
12.29
3.03
16–42
0.78
Department of orthodontics
Japan (present study)
275
2.2%
10.89
3.75
21–87
0.88
General dental practitioners
India
146
2.7%
9.68
3.75
18–70
0.84
Dental college hospital
Finland (Helsinki)
200
3.0%
9.44
3.91
16–65 or older
0.89
Dental hospital
Malaysia
455
3.5%
10.73
4.03
16–56 or older
0.85
University hospital, outpatients of dental clinics
United Arab Emirates
200
6.0%
10.90
4.28
16–65 or older
0.86
Dental hospital for patients who require emergency care
Finland (Jyväskylä)
194
8.8%
8.80
4.65
16–65 or older
0.88
Dental hospital for patients who require emergency care
Northern Ireland
200
19.5%
19.50
5.98
16–65 or older
0.90
General dental service of the National Health Service
Italy
230
19.6%
12.68
5.07
14–88
0.92
Patients undergoing oral surgery
MDAS = Modified Dental Anxiety Scale. SD = standard deviation. NA = not available.
