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ANXIETY, FAINTING AND GAGGING IN DENTISTRY - SEPARATE OR OVERLAPPING CONSTRUCTS? ANXIETY, FAINTING AND GAGGING IN DENTISTRY UITNODIGING SEPARATE OR OVERLAPPING CONSTRUCTS? Voor het bijwonen van de openbare verdediging van mijn proefschrift ANXIETY, FAINTING AND GAGGING IN DENTISTRY SEPARATE OR OVERLAPPING CONSTRUCTS? Vrijdag 11 november 2016 om 11.00 uur in de Aula van de Universiteit van Amsterdam Singel 411 Amsterdam Aansluitend bent u van harte welkom op de receptie bij Adam & Siam Rokin 93 Amsterdam Caroline van Houtem Caroline van Houtem 06-18135488 Paranimfen Joske den Engelsen Erik Vermaire carolinespromotie@gmail.com Caroline van Houtem
A n x i e t y, f a i n t i n g a n d g a g g i n g i n d e n t i s t r y S e pa r at e o r o v e r l a p p i n g c o n s t r u c t s? Caroline van Houtem
COLOFON This thesis was funded by the ACTA Onderzoeksinstituut Design: Lisa Jacobs & Caroline van Houtem Layout and printed by: Gildeprint ISBN: 987-94-6233-427-4 2016 Caroline van Houtem
Anxiety, fainting and gagging in dentistry Separate or overlapping constructs? ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. dr. ir. K.I.J. Maex ten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde commissie, in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Aula der Universiteit op vrijdag 11 november 2016, te 11.00 uur door Caroline Maria Hubertina Henriette van Houtem geboren te Sittard
Promotiecommissie Promotor: Prof. dr. A. de Jongh Universiteit van Amsterdam Copromotor: Dr. A.J. van Wijk Universiteit van Amsterdam Overige leden: Prof. dr. M.A.J. Eijkman Universiteit van Amsterdam Prof. dr. M. van der Gaag Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Prof. dr. J. Hoogstraten Universiteit van Amsterdam Prof. dr. B.G. Loos Universiteit van Amsterdam Dr. C.M. Visscher Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Tandheelkunde
Paranimfen: Dr. J.H. Vermaire Drs. J. den Engelsen
Contents Chapter 1 General introduction 9 Chapter 2 A review and meta-analysis of the heritability of specific phobia subtypes and corresponding fears 25 Chapter 3 The factor structure of dental fear 49 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Presence, content and characteristics of memories of individuals with dental phobia Memory characteristics of an arousing event are associated with the level of anxiety during the event: a clinical study among individuals with severe dental anxiety 63 83 Chapter 6 Is dental phobia a blood- injection-injury phobia? 97 Chapter 7 Self-reported gagging in dentistry: prevalence, psycho-social correlates and oral health 117 Chapter 8 Summary and general discussion 133 Samenvatting 151 List of publications 161 Curriculum Vitae 167 Dankwoord 171 7