Table 1 List of Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) anxiety questionnaire
From: Dental anxiety in first- and final-year Indian dental students
Items | Modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS) anxiety questionnaire | |
|---|---|---|
1 | If you went to your dentist tomorrow, how would you feel? | 1. Not anxious |
2 | If you were sitting in the waiting room, how would you feel? | 2. Slightly anxious |
3 | If you were about to have a tooth drilled, how would you feel? | 3. Fairly anxious |
4 | If you were about to have your teeth scaled and polished, how would you feel? | 4. Very anxious |
5 | If you were about to receive a local anesthetic injection in your gum, how would you feel? | 5. Extremely anxious |
