A Parental Behavior Scale in Pediatric Dentistry: The Development of an Observational Scale.

ABSTRACT: Children's treatment means a triangular relationship between the child, practitioner, and parent, with specific interactions influencing the procedure. The objective was to create and validate a hetero-rating scale of parental behavior and verify the correlation between child and parental behavior during pediatric dentistry sessions. Treatment sessions were recorded and evaluated, including 60 children representing three age groups. Two raters interpreted the resulting video clips using the modified Venham scale for children and the new hetero-rating scale for parents. They analyzed the videos twice and attributed scores at different time points of the appointment. The correlation between parental behavior upon entrance and the children's behavioral at the dental office in the treatment st

SUBMITTER: Vanhee T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9954998 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature