Journal of the British Society of Special Care Dentistry
December 2025
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
DOI: 10.63507/NEVT2896

Title:  Book review: CBT for dental anxiety: a manual for the dental team

Author: S Naidu

Abstract: 

Do you think this manual could help deliver the patient outcomes you desire in your practice or service for dentally anxious patients?

The authors provide a start-to-finish guide on establishing an effective, robust and measurable service for dental anxiety management. Given the scope of the problem: the 2021 UK adult oral health survey reports 34% of patients have moderate levels of dental anxiety and a further 10% have severe dental anxiety (dental phobia), every dental provider needs to offer accessible dental anxiety solutions.


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Articles from BSSCD Journal 25-3

Article Title Author Page start Page end
Editorial Newton T 101 103
BSSCD AGM Various 104 107
Announcements and diary BSSCD 108 110
Profile: Andrew Geddis-Regan A Geddis-Regan 112 112
Profile: Richard Fitzgerald R Fitzgerald 113 114
Book review: CBT for dental anxiety: a manual for the dental team S Naidu 115 115
Book review: The NHS England Clinical Guide to Dental Anxiety Management J Hare 116 118
Everyday Miracles Shah P 119 119
 Peer Reviewed Papers      

Looked after children: legislation and consenting for dental treatment

Brown N, Tkacz K, Reynolds C 120 126
A report of a dental service for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) awaiting kidney transplant at Lancashire  Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wooi M, Woywodt A, O’Mahony F 127 136
 Peer Reviewed Case Reports      
The use of lateral oblique radiographs where other approaches are contraindicated – a case series

O’Halloran A, Shah P

136 140
Learning from hindsight: delayed management of mandibular fractures in a patient with a learning disability Hayat S, Pullan S, Patel S, Yeo X H 141 153