Validity of the Children's Dental Fear Picture test (CDFP)

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Abstract
The validity of the Children's Dental Fear Picture test (CDFP) was investigated in 146 Swedish children aged 5–12 yr. The CDFP was compared with dental fear scores on Children's Fear Survey Schedule – Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS), selection criteria for testings (dentally fearful/not dentally fearful), and with level of general fear measured by the Short Form of Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS-SF). Dental fear in the CDFP was closely related to high scores on CFSS-DS and CFSS-SF. The CDFP proved to be a valid instrument to diagnose dental fear in children with values of sensitivity up to 98.5%.