Abstract:

Introduction: The dental environment often represents a stressful space for both patients and the team, with the office atmosphere, enhanced by musical decor, potentially reducing tension significantly.
Materials and Methods: Between May 1, 2022, and January 31, 2024, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the country using an anonymous questionnaire among legally registered and practicing dental physicians within the 28 district colleges of the Bulgarian Dental Association (BgDA) and among the patients on the territory of Republic of Bulgaria. The data concerning dental physicians and patients are distributed across six regions of the country, divided according to EUROSTAT data.
Results: Dental doctors participants in the survey are 46.50% male, and 53.50% female. Age data indicates that 23.40% are under 30 years old, 27.00% are between 31 and 40 years old, 25.40% are between 41 and 50 years old, 16.80% are between 51 and 60 years old, and 7.40% are over 60 years old. A large portion of dental practitioners, 63.30%, indicated that they constantly work with musical background. Survey patients- participants included 207 males (41.10%) and 297 females (58.90%). A large portion of the patients, 74.40% (375 individuals), reported feeling calmer when music was played during dental procedures.
Conclusions: In conclusion, most dental practitioners prefer to work with music “always” during treatment. Classical music is confirmed as the most preferred genre among dental practitioners.
Keywords: dental office, music, music therapy