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People report suffering from moderate to severe dental anxiety
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2021.103632
Our goal is to help you or someone you care about overcome dental treatment anxiety
We make video content to give patients tools to manage dental anxiety.
Our video content offers over 30 tried and true techniques to manage stress and anxiety.
Jean has been a Marriage and Family Therapist for over 25 years.
Our videos and techniques are short so you can learn and apply them quickly.
Learn the techniques yourself and then share them with loved ones.
Our videos utilize social connection, patient education and active techniques to address the roots of your anxiety.
Social connection modulates the stress response. These videos offer you a calm and confident presence as you practice mastering control of your stress response.
Education helps patients understand how to work with their stress response, normalizes this as physiological response and prepares you to manage intense moments with greater ease.
Active techniques toggle the "stress switch" located in the autonomic nervous system, giving patients greater control over their physiological state. Shifting the body from flight/flight/freeze states to the rest & digest system allows the brain to take in more safety cues and establishes a sense of security.
If you need help putting language to your experience, download our free assessment that will help you clarify the roots of your anxiety. It also has some helpful tips you can share with your provider about how they can support you based upon your answers. It's free to download, so check it out!
"I always thought my anxiety was something I had to work on alone. I saw a huge change in the way I approached the dental visit, how I thought about it, and how I felt about it."
- Stephen M.
"I couldn't get a procedure done because my blood pressure was too high. I used Jean's techniques for a few days, went back to the dentist, and my blood pressure had dropped enough to get the root canal I needed."
- John B.
I've had anxiety about the dentist since I was a kid and had a painful experience. The Tapping and Movie Techniques have worked well. This week I went and had a filling and felt so much calmer during the procedure."
- Ralph P.
I've had sexual trauma and have avoided the dentist for years because lying in the chair triggers me. These techniques have given me a sense of control and allowed me to manage having someone in my personal space. I'm grateful"
- Sonia J.
"My 9 year old has been terrified of going to the dentist and has had to get all of his dental care done under full anesthesia. I learned some of Jean's techniques and taught him eye movements and he was able to get his teeth worked on for the first time without any sedation."
- Joan T.
The techniques in our videos can be used for all types of anxiety. People have found these skills useful for public speaking, test taking, performance anxiety, overthinking, social anxiety and coping with stressful life events.