Assessing the Attitudes and Clinical Practices of Ohio Dentists Treating Patients with Dental Anxiety
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
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Comments for author File: Comments.docx
Author Response
L37-44 Paragraph needs re-writing, refs missing.
Background: Second paragraph was reworded with references added.
L46-47 & L47-48 define CBT better and define BT
Bot CBT and BT were clearly defined. References were added.
L52 ref is irrelevent- Tell Show do needs justification
Tell-show-do is defined and justified with new pediatric journal reference added. Previous
reference is removed.
L53 Old N2O reference is irrelevant
Reference has been changed and N2O statement rephrased
L58-59 & L106-115 Since this is only Ohio... & Ohio's required training?...
Added statement from Ohio Dental Practice Act from the State Dental Board addressing p
permit requirements and education/training requirements for N2O use. Reference cited.
L204-214 References are missing
Reference list corrected and amended to reflect above changes.
Attached is the revised manuscript with changes tracked.
Author Response File: Author Response.docx
Reviewer 2 Report
Dear Auhtors;
I think the manuscript is well written. However, minor revisions are required including:
In introduction:
The maintenance of dental anxiety is problematic since DA has been linked to a number of negative outcomes: explain more about what negative outcomes??
In discussion:
Dental anxiety not only affects patients, it affects dentists entrusted with their care :
it should change to: it also affects dentists ........
last paragraph of discussion:
and decreased dental utilization compared to their peers: dental utilization should change to dental care
this sentence should be corrected : Male dentists were more likely to perceive treating anxious patients as a challenge as compared to female dentists :
correction: needs to be change to aschallenging as......
Thank you
Author Response
Revisions were completed in the introduction and discussion as noted.
Attached is the manuscript with changes tracked.Thank-You.
Author Response File: Author Response.docx