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June 7, 2026F1000ResearchOpen Access

Pediatric Dentist Attire as a Behavioral Strategy for Managing Dental Anxiety: A Systematic Review

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STSyed TahaSBSrikala BhandaryUSUrvashi Shetty

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Systematic review evaluates dentist attire's effect on anxiety and behavior in children, suggesting implications for practice.

Key Points

  • This review aims to evaluate how pediatric dentist attire affects children's dental anxiety and their behavior during treatment.
  • Systematic review following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251229652).
  • Electronic searches of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies published from 2015 to 2025.
  • Included studies assessed the impact of dentist attire on children aged 6–12 years.
  • Five cross-sectional studies involving 2,304 children were analyzed.
  • Dental anxiety prevalence ranged from 33% to 48% across studies.
  • Anxious children preferred colorful or child-friendly attire over traditional white coats.

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Taha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250bca7def13d035e1bcabhttps://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.180391.1
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