ph arm ac ological ▁practice ▁used ▁to ▁manage ▁behaviour ▁such ▁as ▁dent al ▁fear , ▁especially ▁in ▁pa ed iat ric ▁dent istry . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁inter vention ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁positive ▁attitude ▁towards ▁dent istry ▁and ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁improve ▁comp liance . ▁The ▁patient ▁is ▁gradually ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁treatment . ▁First ly , ▁the ▁dent ist ▁“ t ells ” ▁the ▁patient ▁what ▁the ▁dent al ▁procedure ▁will ▁be ▁using ▁words . ▁In ▁‘ show ’ ▁phase , ▁the ▁patient ▁is ▁familiar ized ▁with ▁dent al ▁treatment ▁using ▁demonstr ations . ▁Last ly , ▁in ▁‘ do ’ ▁phase , ▁the ▁dent ist ▁proceed s ▁with ▁the ▁treatment ▁following ▁the ▁same ▁procedure ▁and ▁demonstr ations ▁illustrated ▁to ▁the ▁patient . ▁ ▁Be hav iour al ▁techniques ▁A ▁technique ▁known ▁as ▁behavior al ▁control ▁involves ▁the ▁person ▁giving ▁a ▁signal ▁to ▁the ▁clin ician ▁when ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁procedure . ▁This ▁could ▁be ▁simply ▁raising ▁a ▁hand ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁clin ician ▁know , ▁however , ▁the ▁signal ▁that ▁is ▁chosen ▁will ▁be ▁discussed ▁prior . ▁This ▁technique ▁provides ▁the ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁appointment ▁and ▁as ▁so , ▁inst ills ▁trust ▁in ▁the ▁dent ist . ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁behaviour al ▁ther apy ▁C ogn itive ▁behavior al ▁ther apy ▁( CB T ) ▁appears ▁to ▁decrease ▁dent al ▁fear ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁frequency ▁people ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁dent ist . ▁Other ▁measures ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁useful