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## Abstract ## Aim The purpose of this study is to present a framework for the potential implementation of children's anxiety levels and perspectives of their experiences receiving treatment from dental students through interviews and drawing into the clinical assessment of dental students. ## Materials and methods A total of 51 patients between the ages of 5 and 8 years were included in the study. Pulp therapy and/or restorative treatment was performed during the first therapeutic session for all participants. Children were asked to draw about themselves at the dentist's and then verbally explain their drawings. Drawings were analyzed using Child Drawing: Hospital (CD: H) to determine the child's anxiety score. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis to establish the factors contributing to the patient having a positive/negative experience. The relationships between the children's level of anxiety and their experience were analyzed using correlation and regression analyses against the student clinical assessment data. ## Results Most children in the study exhibited average levels of anxiety and had an overall positive perception of the dentist. The correlation and regress

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Author

Ida Kornerup; Silvia Ortiz; Minn Yoon; Monica Gibson; Mehdi S Zeinabadi; Hollis Lai

Publisher

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

Published

2023

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)