Dental care-related fear and anxiety is common and frequently develops in childhood and adolescence. This fear and anxiety is distressing for patients and their caregivers, and it represents a major challenge for dental providers. Further, over the long-term, this fear and anxiety leads to a range of negative oral, systemic, and emotional health outcomes. This course will provide an overview of the epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of dental care-related fear and anxiety as well as key conceptual considerations. The course will also introduce learners to evidence-based approaches for assessing and managing dental care-related fear and anxiety in pediatric dentistry, spanning basic and advanced techniques.
CE Credit Units:
1.5 CE
Level of skill recommended for participants:
Of interest to Dentists, Students & Residents, Dental Auxiliaries and Dental Office Staff
Refund Policy:
There are no refunds for CSPD Online CE courses. For any questions, please contact CSPD Administration at admin@cspd.org or call 916-231-2412.
Legal Disclaimer
The CE provider (CSPD) uses reasonable care in selecting and providing content that is accurate. However, the CE provider does not independently verify the content or materials. The CE provider does not represent that the instructional materials are error-free or that the content or materials are comprehensive. Any opinions expressed in the materials are those of the author(s) of the materials and not the CE provider. Completing one or more continuing education courses does not provide sufficient information to qualify the participant as an expert in the field related to the course topic or in any specific technique or procedure. The instructional materials are intended to supplement rather than substitute for the knowledge, expertise, skill and judgment of a trained health care professional.
Privacy Policy
The continuing education website of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry is CSPD – Online Continuing Education. We respect the privacy of the user to the site. The Privacy Policy addresses our use of the information collected by virtue of your use of CSPD – Online Continuing Education.
The information we collect on our website is used to improve the content and to advance our mission of exceptional online continuing education.
We may collect the domain name and the IP address of visitors to our and use statistical software to create aggregate and user-specific information on the pages that our users visit. Email addresses may also be collected from purchases and/or user registrations.
We use cookies that enable us to administer our website more effectively in the transmission of online education.
You have the right to contact us in any matters that pertain to your privacy and we will promptly correct inaccuracies that may appear.
We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged on our site. When users make payments via credit cards, we only submit the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouses. We do not store or reuse this credit card information unless you have given us your authorization.
CE Policy:
The California Society of Pediatric Dentistry (CSPD) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider Approved by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.
ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to CSPD at (916) 231-2142 or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp
Credit is awarded on an hour-for-hour basis. Each attendee should claim only those hours of credit that he or she was in actual attendance of the educational activity. Participants should retain course certificate of completion for their records.
Original Continuing Education Certificates are subject to Dental Board of California audit and should be retained by the licentiate for a period of six years. Completion of these courses does not constitute authorization for the attendee to perform any services that he or she is not legally authorized to perform based on his or her license or permit type. This course meets the Dental Board of California’s requirements for above designated units of continuing education.
Course Materials Features
- Lessons 1
- Topics 0
- Quizzes 1
- Students 0
- Certificate Yes
- Assignment No
- Category
Course Materials Content
Instructor Info:
Cameron L. Randall, PhD, is a clinical health psychologist and Assistant Professor of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle. His NIH-funded research focuses on pain, dental fear, health behavior, and providers’ implementation of evidence-based practice. He also leads work on the integration of behavioral health and oral health, and he researches and speaks on topics related to workforce well-being. He has published more than 50 articles and chapters on these topics, and his scholarly work has been recognized with awards from the NIH, the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Randall is President of the IADR Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research Group and serves on the editorial boards for Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology and JDR Clinical and Translational Research. He completed his undergraduate studies (BS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his graduate studies (MS, PhD) at West Virginia University, and his clinical psychology residency at the University of Washington.
Instructor Disclosure of any conflicts of interest:
Cameron L. Randall, PhD has no conflicts of interest
