Understanding the role of psychological factors in the etiology, prevention and treatment of high dental fear

尽管牙科恐惧是澳大利亚人最常见的恐惧之一，但这种严重疾病的病因仍然没有得到很好的理解，牙科恐惧的预防和治疗也没有得到广泛或有效的实施。该项目旨在通过进一步的研究以及在世界上为数不多的牙科恐惧研究诊所之一获得第一手经验，更好地了解在确定牙科恐惧方面起作用的心理过程。

Despite dental fear being one of the most common fears experienced by Australians, the etiology of this serious condition is still not well understood and both the prevention and treatment of dental fear are not widely or effectively implemented. This project aims to better understand the psychological processes at work in determining dental fear through further research as well as by gaining first hand experience at one of only a handful of dental fear research clinics in the world.