Calm and Confident in the Dental Chair
A workbook to help ease adult anxiety
by Meliors Simms, the Holistic Tooth Fairy
Author of The Secret Lives of Teeth: Understanding emotional influences on oral health
Have you ever put off going to the dentist until it was too late?
Have you ever felt as though your dentist didn’t listen to you?
Do you sometimes walk out of a dentist’s feeling shaky or sad?
Finally here is a practical self-help book from a patient’s perspective
to help you overcome inner obstacles to getting
the dental care you need, want and deserve.
With activities to help you prepare in advance to
overcome dental fears, anxiety and avoidance
and communicate clearly and confidently.
With advice and tips you can apply in the dental office
to help you minimize pain, discomfort or sensory overload.
What is inside Calm & Confident in the Dental Chair?
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Jessica Gordon DDS
Get Ready with Dental Prep
1. Choose your own adventure
2. Managing emotions
3. Making your dental appointment
4. Things to bring checklist
Prepare your mouth
5. Cradle your jaw
6. Massage your jaw
7. Stretch your jaw
8. Control the bleed
9. Prepare not to gag
Understand your ambivalence
10 Exploring ambivalence
11. Intentions and boundaries
12. Choosing or changing your dentist
Prepare for the chair
13. Dental calm in your hands
14. Focus on breathing
15. Prepare your mind
16. Prepare your ears (and eyes)
Communicate confidently
17. Talking about your teeth and gums
18. Empathetic communication
19. Empowering body language
20. Hand signals
21. Before you say goodbye
Dive deeper
22. Confident dental decisions
23. Your dental story
24. Forgiving the past
25. Dental diary
Calm & Confident in the Dental Chair includes numerous guided visualizations. I’ve recorded five of them as exclusive bonus content audio to download and listen as you do the workbook.
Close your eyes and listen to my soothing New Zealand voice guide you through five FREE guided meditations from the book:
- Activity 10 Exploring Ambivalence guided visualization
- Activity 18 Empathetic Communication guided visualization
- Activity 20 Hand Signals guided visualization
- Activity 21 Before You Say Goodbye guided visualization
- Activity 22 Confident Dental Decisions guided visualization
All of these guided visualization audio downloads are available RIGHT NOW, only when you purchase Calm & Confident in the Dental Chair.
Paperback vs ebook
Almost all the 20,000ish words are identical in both books, except the paperback has suggestions for writing directly onto the pages whereas the e-book suggests writing your responses into your own notebook.
What to expect when you purchase the paperback: The paperback is 10x 7.5 inches (25.4x19cm) with a black and white interior. The print-on-demand book will be printed and shipped from USA, UK or Australia, whichever is closest to your shipping address. Printing takes about 5 business-days plus shipping.
What to expect when you purchase the e-book: When you buy the e-book from Amazon, Kobo or Google it appears on your e-reader instantly. When you buy direct here you will receive a link to Book Funnel within a few minutes, where you can choose your preferred e-reader format to download.
Where do you sit on the
Dental Ambivalence scale?
Are you unwilling or anxious? Calm and Confident in the Dental Chair is intended to help you feel more relaxed and eager (or at least willing) to go to your next dental appointment.
Every editorial and creative decision that has gone into this unique workbook is intended to make it feel like having a coaching session with Meliors before your next dental appointment.
Each of the 25 activities are designed help you to shift your feelings of ambivalence about the dentist away from the unwilling and anxious grey circle, towards feeling more relaxed and eager, calm and confident.
