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Pattern of Parental Acceptance of Management Techniques Used in Pediatric Dentistry

  • Peretz B1,*,
  • Kharouba J1
  • Blumer S1

1Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.38.1.8264110prh577428 Vol.38,Issue 1,January 2014 pp.27-30

Published: 01 January 2014

*Corresponding Author(s): Peretz B E-mail: bperetz@post.tau.ac.il

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate parents' acceptance of management techniques in Israeli pediatric dental clinics. Study Design: Ninety parents who accompanied their children to three pediatric dental clinics provided information on selected parameters including their attitudes about management techniques. Results: 68.9% of the parents preferred to stay in the treatment room. The most accepted technique was positive reinforcement (81.1%) followed by tell-show-do (TSD) (76.7%, with younger parents more accepting than older, p = 0.049). The least accepted techniques were restraint (1.1%) and voice control (7.8%, especially by parents with the highest dental anxiety, p = 0.002). Sedation was unacceptable by 15.6% of the parents: those with the lowest dental anxiety agreed to sedation significantly more than those with greater dental anxiety (p = 0.031). Conclusions: Parents preferred more positive approaches and management techniques that involve demonstrations geared for the child's level of understanding. Restraint and voice control were more strongly rejected than sedation.

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Management, parents, acceptance, children dental anxiety

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Peretz B,Kharouba J,Blumer S. Pattern of Parental Acceptance of Management Techniques Used in Pediatric Dentistry. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2014. 38(1);27-30.

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