Beyond Fear - A non-profit organisation that : helps you get yourself to the point where you are able to seek professional help; offers help and support whilst you undergo treatment; helps you find professional help - when you are ready; encourages the formation of other self-help groups

Most people are anxious to some degree by the prospect of dental surgery. However some people find it either very hard or sometimes even impossible to cope. The reasons for this fear are numerous; many people relate the problems to an experience in childhood. The treatment, however, is often the same. The dental phobic is often a poor attendee and therefore likely to be most in need of treatment

Dental anxiety or fear of the dentist is a major stumbling block for many people. It usually prevents otherwise intelligent, rational people from optimizing and maintaining their dental health.

Greater than 50% of the population of the United States does not seek regular dental attention. One of the greatest reasons for this is that many people, despite success and balance in every other aspect of their lives, are extremely apprehensive or uncomfortable with dental treatment.

A USA Today article quoted American Dental Association figures detailing that "12 million Americans are dental phobics. Another estimated 12 to 24 million suffer dental anxiety." Coping with the difficult-to-manage patient has long plagued the profession.