Patient/community members discuss fear, pain, and race. (2023)
Speaker 1: You don’t have that fear when you’re going to that dentist? The fear is about the procedure and the pain?
Speaker 2: I think so. Like I said, it goes back to that age group thing. I probably would not have that as much, but my mom would. My mom would look at the race and feel like that’s a factor, that they’re going to judge her, that they’re looking that maybe she can’t afford. If they mention she needs a root canal or something, she’ll probably say, “Well, they’re just saying that to get some money.” Or, “They’re just saying that because they don’t really care.”