Evaluation of the Beliefs of Parents in Iran about How to Care for Children During Dental Visits.

ABSTRACT: Parents play an important role in their children's dental care and in their behavior during dental visits. Separating children from their parents during dental visits has been a challenging subject of debate for many years. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate parents' attitudes about being present during their children's visits to the dentist. The subjects for this cross-sectional study included 340 Iranian parents of five-10-year-old children who had been referred to dental clinics in Kerman, Iran. For this study, the parents of these children completed self-administered questionnaires. Results showed that 218 parents (64.1%) agreed with leaving the practice room during their child's treatment, while 122 (35.9%) did not agree. The main reason expressed by 41.3% of the parents for leavi

SUBMITTER: Farokh Gisour E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3249653 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature