The development of the resources was led by Professor Zoe Marshman, Prof Helen Rodd and Prof Sarah Baker at the School of Clinical Dentistry, University of ºù«Ӱҵ and uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to reduce children’s anxiety about going to the dentist.
The research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the team worked with 48 children and their families at ºù«Ӱҵ Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a community dental clinic in Derbyshire.
We are absolutely delighted to have won this award primarily for all of the children who helped devise the guide, and for all of the young people and their families whose lives will be improved.
Professor Sarah Baker
School of Clinical Dentistry
The resources, which are available online or in a paper version (), have been designed with children to help them work with their dentist. The team found that 73 per cent of children felt a lot less worried about visiting the dentist after using the resources. The research was published in the international journal ‘JDR Clinical and Translational Research’, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Health Research and sponsored by ºù«Ӱҵ Teaching Hospitals Trust. Paper: ‘Development and Testing of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Resource for Children’s Dental Anxiety’ JDR Clinical & Translational Research. Vol 2, Issue 1, pp. 23 – 37