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Pattern of parental acceptance of management techniques used in pediatric dentistry
Benjamin Peretz1, Johnny Kharouba2, Sigalit Blumer2
1Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. bperetz@post.tau.ac.il
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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