Table 1 : Corah’s dental anxiety scale.
Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale consists of a series of four multiple choice questions answered by the patient/subject to determine a rating based on individual question scoring. Each answer is given an individual score and then added to provide an anxiety rating (a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4, e=5)
1. If you had to go to the dentist tomorrow for a check-up, how would you feel about it?
2. When you are waiting in the dentist's office for your turn in the chair, how do you feel?
3. When you are in the dentist's chair waiting while the dentist gets the drill ready to begin working on your teeth, how do you feel?
4. Imagine you are in the dentist's chair to have your teeth cleaned. While you are waiting and the dentist or hygienist is getting out the instruments which will be used to scrape your teeth around the gums, how do you feel?
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Anxiety Rating | Description |
9-12 | Moderate anxiety but have specific stressors that should be discussed and managed |
13-14 | High anxiety |
15-20 | Severe anxiety (or phobia). May be manageable with the Dental Concerns Assessment but might require the help of a mental health therapist. |