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How to cure a fear of the dentist's chair
Psychologists at Kings College London have found that cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, can help patients with severe dental phobia. They found that the majority of people with a fear of the dentist were able to have dental treatment without sedation after five sessions of the talking therapy. Professor Tim Newton is the author of the research - he told us it's quite common to be afraid of the dentist's chair.
(Photo: A dentist treats a patient in northern France. Credit: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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