Part I Background, Assessment and Aetiology 

1 Symptoms, Clinical Characteristics and Consequences 
Magnus Hakeberg and Jesper Lundgren

2 Background Description and Epidemiology 
Magne Raadal and Erik Skaret

3 Assessment of Dental Phobia and Anxiety 
Kristin Haukebø and Margrethe Vika

4 Aetiology of Dental Phobia 
Tiril Willumsen, Kristin Haukebø and Magne Raadal

5 Intra-Oral Injection Phobia 
Margrethe Vika and Maren Lillehaug Agdal

6 Dental Anxiety in Children and Adolescents 
Gunilla Klingberg

Part II Treatments 

7 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Principles, Procedures and Evidence Base 
Lars-Göran Öst and David M. Clark

8 Multimodal Cognitive Behavioural Treatment
Jesper Lundgren and Ulla Wide Boman

9 One-Session Treatment of Dental Phobia 
Lars-Göran Öst

10 The Combined Treatment 
Erik Skaret

11 Dental Treatment under Sedation 
Magne Raadal

12 Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
Lars-Göran Öst and Gerd Kvale

Part III Cultural Aspects, Prevention and Future Research 

13 Different Treatment Approaches in Different Cultures and Health-Care Systems 
Peter Milgrom, Lisa J. Heaton and J. Timothy Newton

14 Prevention of Dental Phobia 
Erik Skaret and Magne Raadal

15 Future Research and Applications 
Lars-Göran Öst and Erik Skaret