Introduction: Dental anxiety among children has continued to generate a lot of curiosity in pediatric dentistry. It has been a potential problem in patient management. Early recognition of dental anxiety among children is essential for appropriate patient management and successful treatment Objective: i) To assess the dental anxieties of children and operators in a dental operatory. ii) To correlate childrens' dental anxiety and the anxiety levels of the operator in a dental operatory.
Material and Methods: The anxiety levels of children and operators was assessed using the VPT and FIS for children and a questionnaire for the operators respectively. The Venham picture test comprises eight cards, with two figures on each card, one "anxious" figure and one "non-anxious" figure. All cards will be shown in their numbered order. If the child pointed at the "anxious" figure a score of one was…
