Letter to the Editor: Semiotics of scrubs, children’s perceptions of dentist attire and implications for pediatric procedural anxiety

In this article, we comment on the article by Kadiveti et al published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases . Interventions carried out by pediatric proceduralists, such as anesthetists, dentists, surgeons and even nurses, are usually high-stakes procedures in anxious pediatric patients, where non-verbal communication has the power to influence both patient cooperation and outcomes. The proceduralists attire, specifically operating theatre scrubs and related personal protective equipment funct