Data
psychiatric, anxiety
ADVERSE REACTIONS, RECRUITMENT, TSD
The data presented in this article was collected in a general dental practice in a rural Norwegian town. A total of 96 patients were admitted to the study between September 2017 and March 2020. Recruitment was conducted by a research assistant. In a baseline session the research assistant provided more detailed information about the trial and also about the public treatment alternative in interdisciplinary teams. Thereafter, the participants signed an informed consent form, completed the questionnaires, and were randomly allocated by the assistant to either the D-CBT (The four habits modelThe table describes the main aspects of the Four Habits Model and the skills required for proper useThe treatment conditions were completed in four (Four Habits/Midazolam treatment condition) or five (D-CBT treatment condition) visits, with a total duration of 300 min in both methods. The methods were detailly described in manuals. An English version of the D-CBT manual along with an e-learning programme in Norwegian is freely available at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo [The participating patients were offered two alternatives following the interventions: 1) A referral for dental treatment with a general dental practitioner of their choice at full payment, or 2) A referral for further dental anxiety treatment and free dental treatment at a specialised dental anxiety clinic.Prior to the study, an emergency plan was made that included access to a local psychiatric centre. This was a precautionary measure in the case that strong and acute psychological adverse reactions would arise in response to the treatment. Data collection and storage was on the TSD (Tjeneste for Sensitive Data) facilities, owned by the University of Oslo, operated, and developed by the TSD service group at the University of Oslo, IT-Department.