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        The phenomena of dental fear and anxiety in children is a pervasive and often underestimated issue that has significant implications for both the oral health of young individuals and their overall well-being. Children may experience various levels of apprehension due to dental treatment, which may be mild and temporary, or severe and protracted, and may develop even before the scheduled visit. The amount of information that is perceived by a child depends on the cognitive development of the child.

The "Tell-Show-Do (TSD)" communication model, is regarded as the foundation of behavior control strategies. Its goal is to reduce the child’s fear by acquainting them with the dental environment. A modified version of this technique is tell-show-play doh, which makes use of the principle of learning by doing.

 Learning through observation is known as modeling, and it can occur when children mimic a model’s actions in a similar circumstance. Modelling can be live modelling or filmed modelling. Research has shown that modeling can help children learn better coping mechanisms for stressful medical situations and can be a therapeutic tool for managing anxiety.

Teach back is a verbal communication strategy, is an efficient way to reinforce or provide health education to both adults and children. Combining Tell-Show-Play-Doh and teach back techniques is expected to provide the child a clear understanding of what he/she is going to be experience, and can help prepare the child for the treatment by alleviating the associated anxiety.

JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY   Only limited studies are available comparing Tell-show-Play-Doh and Filmed modelling. Also, no such studies have been done combining teach back technique with Tell-Show-Play-Doh. Moreover, most of the studies have been done during preventive treatment procedure. Hence this study will be undertaken during procedures which require local anesthesia administration, for assessment of the reduction in anxiety and improvement in cooperativeness of behavior after applying the behavior modification technique