Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children With and Without Dental Fear and Anxiety

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, aged 6 through 12 years, of any race/ethnicity; * English- or Spanish-speaking child and parent; * Have experienced at least one prior dental cleaning; * If recruited from the emergency department, Emergency Severity Index (ESI) must be level V or IV (to ensure that greater severity PED patients not be recruited). Exclusion Criteria: * Dental cleaning within the previous 4 months (i.e., not in need of cleaning); * Plan to move out of the area within 6 months; * Intellectual or developmental disability (e.g. autism; highly co-morbid with sensory processing difficulties); * Disability that would interfere with oral care (e.g. cleft lip/palate, cerebral palsy, genetic/endocrine/metabolic dysfunction) or medical condition that would place the child at increased risk during the study (e.g., uncontrollable seizures); * Daily use of anti-cholinergic drugs (i.e., interferes with EDA recordings); * Presence of orthodontia (braces) or with a plan to get braces in the upcoming 6 months