Public attitudes toward oral surgery: results of a Gallup poll

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
J Delfino

Abstract

This article reports the results of a 1994 Gallup survey on public attitudes and experience regarding oral surgery. A telephone interview was used to address three areas of concern to both dental patients and dental professionals: surgery-related anxiety, anesthesia preferences, and preoperative information or counseling needs. Of the 1,008 adult respondents, 595 (57%) had undergone oral surgery at some time, 222 (22%) within the last 5 years. Among these patients, more than one in five (22%) had suffered anxiety levels high enough to delay them from seeking prompt treatment. An additional 31% reported moderate anxiety levels, whereas 48% reported no anxiety before oral surgery. Sixty-five percent of respondents preferred an anesthetic method that would allow them to be pain-free, but conscious, and 56% percent expressed a preference for anesthesia-induced amnesia. Virtually all respondents (98%) valued receiving pretreatment information about their oral surgery procedure and the type of anesthesia to be used. A substantial majority (90%) of respondents reported overall satisfaction with their oral surgery, rating their treatment as 3 or higher on a 6-point scale. The characteristics patients valued most in anesthesia-wakefulne...Continue Reading

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