How could the dental auxiliary prevent this situation from occurring on the patient’s next visit?
A 35-year-old female patient presents with a negative medical history. She has come to the office to have an amalgam placed in tooth number 20. Once seated in the dental chair, the patient begins to talk rapidly and clutches the arms of the chair. She admits no fear of the dental procedure but appears to be very nervous, then she begins to breathe rapidly and complains of tightness in her chest and a feeling of suffocation. She is hyperventilating
What will be an ideal response?
Help to reduce the patient’s anxiety.
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