▁include ▁dist raction , ▁gu ided ▁imag ery , ▁relax ation ▁techniques , ▁and ▁music ▁ther apy . ▁Be havior ▁techniques ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁sufficient ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁m ild ▁anx iety . ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁this , ▁however , ▁is ▁low . ▁ ▁Environment ▁changes ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁amb ience ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁dent al ▁practice ▁can ▁play ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁initi ating ▁dent al ▁fear ▁and ▁anx iety ▁by ▁trigger ing ▁sens ory ▁stim uli . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁house ▁staff , ▁e . g . ▁reception ist ▁and ▁dent al ▁n urs es ▁contribute ▁to ▁el ic it ▁a ▁better ▁cogn itive ▁and ▁emot ional ▁experience ▁for ▁anxious ▁patients ▁by ▁showing ▁a ▁positive ▁and ▁car ing ▁attitude ▁and ▁by ▁adopt ing ▁good ▁communication ▁techniques . ▁ ▁An x ious ▁patients ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁wait ▁too ▁long ▁in ▁waiting ▁rooms , ▁so ▁that ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁less ▁time ▁to ▁recall ▁and ▁abs orb ▁negative ▁feelings . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁small ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁waiting ▁areas ▁with ▁soft ▁music ▁playing ▁and ▁dim mer ▁lights ▁and ▁cool er ▁in ▁temperature ▁produces ▁a ▁more ▁cal ming ▁effect . ▁It ▁as ▁also ▁been ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁mask ing ▁strong ▁clin ical ▁sm ells ▁like ▁e ugen ol ▁with ▁more ▁pleasant ▁sm ells ▁can ▁help ▁to ▁reduce ▁anx iety , ▁however ▁this ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁effective ▁in ▁moder ate ▁rather ▁than ▁severe ▁anx