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Conference Paper: Effect of the sound of dental equipment on dental anxiety and noise control techniques
Title | Effect of the sound of dental equipment on dental anxiety and noise control techniques |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology |
Citation | The 12th International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise (ICBEN) Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, Zurich, Switzerland, 18-22 June 2017 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The dental office environment subjects both patients and dental professionals to the noises
associated with dental equipment. The sound of the dental drill, for example, usually causes
some discomfort and anxiety. Fear and anxiety due to these noises are among the major
reasons why patients avoid dental visits. It is important that these fears are addressed and
patients are encouraged to seek the oral healthcare treatment they need. Long-term exposure
to these noises also puts dental professionals themselves at high risk of hearing loss. It is unclear
about the psychological influence of the sound of dental equipment on dental anxiety.
This paper presents a questionnaire survey previously conducted by the authors to study the
effects of the sound of dental equipment on people’s perceptions and dental anxiety levels
and discusses solutions to the problem by means of passive and active noise control
technologies or a combination of both of them. |
Description | Poster Presentation - Subject area 4: Effects of noise on cognition, performance and behaviour - no. 3508 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/245460 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Mak, CM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, HM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chu, YJ | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T02:11:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T02:11:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 12th International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise (ICBEN) Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, Zurich, Switzerland, 18-22 June 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/245460 | - |
dc.description | Poster Presentation - Subject area 4: Effects of noise on cognition, performance and behaviour - no. 3508 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The dental office environment subjects both patients and dental professionals to the noises associated with dental equipment. The sound of the dental drill, for example, usually causes some discomfort and anxiety. Fear and anxiety due to these noises are among the major reasons why patients avoid dental visits. It is important that these fears are addressed and patients are encouraged to seek the oral healthcare treatment they need. Long-term exposure to these noises also puts dental professionals themselves at high risk of hearing loss. It is unclear about the psychological influence of the sound of dental equipment on dental anxiety. This paper presents a questionnaire survey previously conducted by the authors to study the effects of the sound of dental equipment on people’s perceptions and dental anxiety levels and discusses solutions to the problem by means of passive and active noise control technologies or a combination of both of them. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the 12th ICBEN Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem | - |
dc.title | Effect of the sound of dental equipment on dental anxiety and noise control techniques | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, HM: wonghmg@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, HM=rp00042 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 275915 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 309178 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Zurich, Switzerland | - |