Dental Anxiety in Children

Dental anxiety is an abnormal fear or dread of visiting the dentist for preventive care or therapy and unwarranted anxiety over dental procedures. Many children worry about going to the dentist. They may have had a poor experience or learned this anxiety from a family member. Emily Hahn, a board-certified pediatric dentist at St. Louis Children's Hospital, discusses why some children have dental anxiety and tips for dealing with your child's anxiety.