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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the frequency of dental anxiety among patients visiting the public and private dental hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: This cross sectional study was conducted in 2014 among patients at public and private dental hospitals of Karachi. Sample size of 400 patients was selected from the Outpatient Department (OPD) of hospitals through non probability convenience sampling technique. Data was collected by interviewing the study participant via structured questionnaire using Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. CONCLUSION: On the basis of MDAS score dental anxiety was found more among patients from private dental hospital as compare to patients from public dental hospitals. KEY WORDS:Dental Anxiety, Public, and Private Dental Hospitals.