dental fear and anxiety Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) 2025-02-15T19:01:50Z A dental fear survey consisting of five questions and summed together to produce a total score ranging from 5 to 25. A dental fear and anxiety assessment instrument initially described by Humphris et al. (1995) that was developed to improve the psychometrics and content validity of the original Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) by adding an item about receiving dental injections, and ordering the potential answers to each item so that they range from least to greatest level of anxiety. dental fear and anxiety assessment instrument Bill Duncan Bill Duncan Finn Wilson