Behavior guidance techniques in Pediatric Dentistry: attitudes of parents of children with disabilities and without disabilities

Objective. To investigate if parental background affects acceptance of behavior guidance techniques. Background. Behavior guidance techniques are used for the safe and effective treatment of pediatric patients. Acceptance of these techniques may vary by racial and ethnic background. Methods. A total of 142 parents were recruited and asked to rate videos showing: active restraint/protective stabilization (AR), general anesthesia (GA), nitrous oxide sedation (N2O), oral premedication/sedation (OP), passive restraint/protective stabilization (PR), tell-show-do (TSD), and voice control (VC) techniques. Results. Hispanic parents rated VC most acceptable, followed by TSD, PR, and pharmacologic techniques. Black and white parents rated TSD, followed by N2O, as most acceptable, and AR and PR as least favorable. Hispanics found GA significantly less acceptable than whites or blacks. Hispanics were less accepting of AR than blacks; but more accepting of PR than whites. TSD was highly rated among all 3 cohorts. Parental background affected acceptance of the techniques in this study.

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Dental Students Perception Towards Behavior Guidance Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry

Journal of Islamic Dental Association of IRAN ◽

10.30699/jidai.31.4.195 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 195-202

Author(s):

Samaneh Razeghi ◽

Mohammad Reza Khami ◽

Mahsa Hasani ◽

Maryam Mohammadalizadeh ◽

Mohammad Javad Kharazifard ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pediatric Dentistry ◽

Dental Students ◽

Behavior Guidance

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Responsiveness 0f Parents Towards Their Children’s Prime Dental Visit – A Cross-Sectional Study

RGUHS Journal of Dental Sciences ◽

10.26715/rjds.13_1_8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 51-56

Author(s):

Nirmala SVS G ◽

Rupak Kumar Dasaraju ◽

Sunny Priyatham Tirupathi ◽

Sivakumar Nuvvula

Keyword(s):

Pediatric Dentistry ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Chief Complaint ◽

First Year ◽

Dental Visit ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Dental Clinic ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Behavior Guidance ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Aim: To assess parent’s knowledge concerning the timing of the first dental visit of their children, the parent’s attitude towards behavior modification for their children in the first dental visit and to find out the main reason to convoy the child to the dental clinic among the parents attending to the pediatric dentistry. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was done among the parents who brought their children to a paediatric dental clinic, a self- administered questionnaire consisting of 12 items and questionnaires were given separately to the parents to minimize the bias. Responses obtained were tabulated and the results of the questionnaire were expressed as frequency distribution and computed in percentages. Results: Forty-eight per cent of parents expressed that the first dental visit should be at 6 years of age. 60.4% believed that first dental visit is important and 34.7% of the parents stated that child will be uncooperative in the first year and 35.6% parents agreed to promote behavior guidance during the first dental visit if their children do not have pain, motivation is the best approach tobring the child to the clinic. 77% expressed emergency was the reason to visit the dentist and 69.4% expressed if chief complaint is treated there is no need to visit a dentist. Conclusion: Majority of the parents were not aware the exact time for first dental visit due to lack of awareness. Parents disagree with behavior guidance in the first dental visit; motivation was the best approach to carry the child to the dental clinic and whenever there is an emergency then they visit a dentist. There is no need to visit a dentist if the chief complaint is treated.

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