%A Agarwal, Pooja
%A Gunjal, Shilpa
%A Sharma, Abhishek
%T Relationship between Dental Anxiety and Health Locus of Control among Physiotherapy Students
%9 Article
%D 2013
%J Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
%P 66-70
%V 11
%N 4
%U https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2013;volume=11;issue=4;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Agarwal
%8 October 1, 2013
%X Aim: To assess the relationship between dental anxiety and Health Locus of Control (HLC) among Physiotherapy students of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara.
Materials & Method: A total of 152 students participated in the study. Dental anxiety was assessed using the 5 item Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Locus of Control was assessed using the 18 item Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale.
Results: A Statistically significant positive correlation was found between the internal dimension of MHLC and dental anxiety.
Conclusions: HLC was found to play an important role in predicting the dental anxiety among physiotherapy students.
%0 Journal Article
%I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
%@ 2319-5932