Encounters with needles are frightening experiences for most young children. . As we learn new ways to make our practices less intimidating and market these evolved techniques to those who still associatedentists with discomfort and pain, we will successfully bring this fearful population into our offices for dental care and grow our practices. As dentists/ we are often so focused on our technical skills that we lose sight of one of the most important aspects of the practice of dentistry the patients perspective. As patients become more aware of advances in pain-free dentistry, widespread odontophobia will begin.to decline. Treating patients with the utmost concern for their fear, anxiety, and comfort will prove to be a win-win situation for both the patient and the dentist. A novel innovative assembly Pediatric Tetra acts as distractive tool for the child patient. Distraction is a useful technique of diverting the patients attention from what may be perceived as an unpleasant procedure. This enables decreased perception of unpleasantness and averting negative or avoidance behavior.
