Beyond Fear mission statement:

• Encourage, inspire and empower you to seek the professional help that you need.
• Provide support as you go through treatment especially when the doubts set in.

Beyond Fear is not a dentistry resource and does not contain pages of information about dentistry, which you may think is quite strange. Well, not really and the reason for that is that dental phobia is not about dentistry, it is not even about dentists, it is, in fact, about the way you think and feel about dentistry and dentists.

Beyond Fear is, and always has been about for the people who believe that it is "impossible" form them to to get to the dentist. Which is why it is not laden with dental information.

Beating dental phobia, especially when it is extreme, doesn't start with finding the best dentist or the best treatment. It starts with a personal battle with your own thinking processes and it has to be won before dentists or treatments can even be considered.

The biggest enemy is the reactive response. You know the one that makes you feel the dread, the fear, that awful sick feeling in the pit of your stomach when you even think about dentists.

There is various information contained within these pages but the information that is often more effective is that which has been given by people in a similar position because it give you hope and inspiration.

I hope that you find that inspiration within this site.

You are not alone, help information and advice is here for you. Take it, apply it and free yourself from "the fear"

For many years I struggled with my fear of Dentists the effects on my life were getting worse.

Very rarely did I smile - it showed my teeth.

If I talked face to face with someone my hand was often held front of my mouth.

Eating .... well that's another story. I had to be careful what I ate and how it was eaten. At first I chewed using the side of my mouth that had the best teeth. However this soon caused problems on that side of my mouth, so to relieve that I ate on the other side. That too caused problems but I persevered. It's better than going to the dentist .... or so my fears convinced me.

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Dental Phobia can control your life in many way. If you give in to it you could loose your self-confidence, you could loose your self-esteem, you health could suffer, your social life could suffer, your career could suffer, your relationships could suffer but it doesn't have to be that way.

If you are new to the site you might want to start with the Success Stories, which will help you to realise that others have been in a similar place to where you are now and have overcome, what seemed to them at the time, insurmountable obstacles.

Or check out, and bookmark, the self-help articles.

If you are seeking information the try the Beyond Fear Portal where you can find links to loads of useful information and recommended sites.