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Scared of the Dentist | Sedation Dentist Near Me   Do you struggle with dental anxiety ? If you, you are not alone:   "Between 5% and 8% of Americans avoid dentists out of fear, estimates Peter Milgrom, DDS, director of the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington in Seattle and author of  Treating Fearful Dental Patients . A higher percentage, perhaps 20%, experiences enough anxiety that they will go to the dentist only when absolutely necessary, Milgrom tells WebMD. Milgrom's dental practice specializes in fearful patients. About two-thirds of them relate their fear to a bad experience in the dentist's office, Milgrom says. Another third have other issues for which fear of dentists can be an unpleasant side effect, such as various mood or  anxiety disorders ,  substance abuse , or posttraumatic stress. Fear of dentists stems not so much from the experience of pain as from the lack of control that patients experience in the d...