TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessing Dental Anxiety and Practice-Related Cognition in Applicants to Ataturk University's Faculty of Dentistry
TT  - Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Başvuranlarında Diş Kaygısı ve Uygulamayla İlişkili Bilişsel Yeteneklerin Değerlendirilmesi
AU  - Eser Tuna, Pınar
AU  - Özkal Eminoğlu, Didem
AU  - Kaşali, Kamber
AU  - Tuna, Mehmet Ali
PY  - 2026
DA  - July
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.17567/currresdentsci.1557785
JF  - Current Research in Dental Sciences
JO  - Curr Res Dent Sci.
PB  - Atatürk Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2822-2555
SP  - 213
EP  - 216
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Objective: This study aimed to examine the cognitive characteristics of patients and their relationship with dental anxiety using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and the Dental Cognitions Questionnaire (DCQ).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 85 patients (43 men, 42 women) from the Periodontics Department at Ataturk University. The MDAS and DCQ were administered to assess dental anxiety and negative cognitions. Statistical analysis was performed to compare cognitive patterns and anxiety levels across gender and anxiety severity.Results: The study found significant gender differences in negative cognitions, with men exhibiting higher mean DCQ-B scores (46.41) compared to women (33.04). Additionally, individuals with moderate anxiety displayed significantly higher DCQ-F scores (P<.05) than those with low anxiety. No significant correlation was found between MDAS and DCQ-B scores.Conclusion: The results support the hypothesis that negative cognitions are associated with dental anxiety, with significant gender differences in cognitive patterns. These findings suggest that cognitive approaches, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), could be particularly effective in reducing dental anxiety by addressing these maladaptive thought patterns.Keywords: Dental anxiety, negative cognitions, dental cognitions
KW  - Dental Anxiety
KW  - Negative Cognitions
KW  - Dental Cognitions
N2  - Amaç: Bu çalışma, Modifiye Diş Kaygısı Ölçeği (MDAS) ve Diş Bilişleri Anketi (DCQ) kullanılarak hastaların bilişsel özelliklerini ve bunların diş kaygısıyla ilişkisini incelemeyi amaçlamıştır.Yöntemler: Atatürk Üniversitesi Periodontoloji Anabilim Dalı'ndan 85 hasta (43 erkek, 42 ​​kadın) ile kesitsel bir çalışma yapılmıştır. Diş kaygısı ve olumsuz bilişleri değerlendirmek için MDAS ve DCQ uygulanmıştır. Bilişsel örüntüler ve kaygı düzeyleri cinsiyet ve kaygı şiddeti açısından karşılaştırılmıştır.Bulgular: Çalışma, olumsuz bilişlerde anlamlı cinsiyet farklılıkları bulmuştur; erkeklerde ortalama DCQ-B puanı (46,41) kadınlara (33,04) göre daha yüksektir. Ayrıca, orta düzeyde kaygıya sahip bireylerde düşük kaygıya sahip bireylere göre anlamlı derecede daha yüksek DCQ-F puanı (P<,05) bulunmuştur. MDAS ve DCQ-B puanları arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon bulunmamıştır.Sonuç: Sonuçlar, olumsuz bilişlerin diş kaygısıyla ilişkili olduğu ve bilişsel örüntülerde anlamlı cinsiyet farklılıkları olduğu hipotezini desteklemektedir. Bu bulgular, bilişsel-davranışçı terapi (BDT) gibi bilişsel yaklaşımların, bu uyumsuz düşünce kalıplarını ele alarak diş kaygısını azaltmada özellikle etkili olabileceğini düşündürmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: Diş kaygısı, olumsuz bilişler, diş bilişleri
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.17567/currresdentsci.1557785
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4248464
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