An estimated 25 percent of the UK population experience anxiety when visiting the dentist. Being afraid of dental treatment or ‘The Dentist’ is a lot more common than many people realise, it’s just that most people don’t like to talk about it.
It might be that you have a fear of needles and injections and so you’re fearful of dental treatment as well. Or perhaps you’ve experienced painful dental treatment in the past. Dental Phobia as it’s often known, sometimes starts as a result of a bad experience during a dental appointment and it’s not uncommon for people to feel trapped and not in control in the dentist’s chair, especially if they can’t see what’s going on or don’t know what will happen next.