Thinking about going to the dentist: a Contemplation Ladder to assess dentally-avoidant individuals' readiness to go to a dentist.

BMC Oral Health · 2011 · PMC3045398 · PMID 21272356

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Participants with high dental fear (DAS > = 13) had a mean Ladder score of 6.72 (SD = 2.77), while those with low dental fear had a mean Ladder score of 7.63 (SD = 3.08); this difference showed a trend towards statistical significance (t = 1.840, df = 229, p = 0.067).

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