Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the parents’ view regarding factors influencing child behaviour in dental clinic. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among parents who brought their children to the Paediatric Dental Clinic in Malaysia. Parents completed a close-ended questionnaire (n=274). The questionnaire was divided into 4 separate categories. The questionnaire assessed parental views on the following 4 parameters: dentist, dental clinical settings, dental treatments and child related factors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: According to parent’s perception, dental treatment plays the most significant role on a child’s behaviour in the clinic when compared to other parameters. No significant difference between the “yes” and “no” responses for dentist, dental settings and child related factors as agreed by parents. Conclusion: Parental attitudes are constantly changing as the society evolves. So it is important to reassess their beliefs regularly and update our understanding of their attitudes. This will help to modify and shape the patient's attitude toward dental care and dental caregivers.
Highlights
Pediatric dentists provide oral health care and treat dental diseases in infants, children, adolescents and persons with special health care needs
One aspect of behaviour management research aims to gain an understanding of parental perceptions and determine the factors that affect child attitude in dental clinic
The p-values for dentist, dental settings and child factors were over 0.05 (p>0.05), indicating that there was no significant influence of the above parameters, whereas p-value for dental treatment factors were under 0.05 (p
Summary
Pediatric dentists provide oral health care and treat dental diseases in infants, children, adolescents and persons with special health care needs. Dentists recommend behaviour guidance methods for the child based upon their health history, special health care needs, dental needs, type of treatment required, the consequences of no treatment, their emotional and intellectual development, the parents’ preferences, dentist’s preferences and skills. One aspect of behaviour management research aims to gain an understanding of parental perceptions and determine the factors that affect child attitude in dental clinic. Understanding parental perceptions on factors influencing child behaviour in the dental clinic is crucial and it presents an opportunity to carefully work together and select the best treatment method to make the child’s visit as safe, effective and comfortable as possible
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