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Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice

Introduction: The first dental visit is important to develop good dentist-parent-child relationship in the future. The aim of this research was to assess parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in preparing a child for first dental visit. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Sukmasari, Susi, Bin Ahmad Tarmizi, Ahmad Amnan, Nor Aziz Bin Paridul Adras, Fakhrul, Bt. Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti, Bt AB. Halim, Noorhazayti
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: International Association of Paediatric Dentistry 2021
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RK Dentistry
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spelling my.iium.irep.1009822022-11-08T04:14:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/100982/ Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice Sukmasari, Susi Bin Ahmad Tarmizi, Ahmad Amnan Nor Aziz Bin Paridul Adras, Fakhrul Bt. Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti Bt AB. Halim, Noorhazayti RK Dentistry Introduction: The first dental visit is important to develop good dentist-parent-child relationship in the future. The aim of this research was to assess parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in preparing a child for first dental visit. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out within 6 months on 150 participants who brought their children to the Kulliyyah of Dentistry dental polyclinic, IIUM. Validated closed and open-ended questionnaires consisting of parent’s/guardian’s K, A and P were distributed. Pearson correlation was used to analyse the associations, followed by induction-deduction analysis on qualitative data. Results: The significance between K, A and P was P<0.05 with rho between K and A, K and P, and A and P of +0.213, +0.246, +0.406, respectively. Early exposure was given to the children before their first dental treatment explaining the main purpose of going to the dentist and the impact of good oral hygiene towards quality of life, watching videos and pictures describing dental treatment in child-friendly clinic. Skilled dentists, painless, gradually and enjoyable dental treatment were participant’s preferences. As role models for children, parents had taught dental home care, the right attitude of rewarding and not frightening children with dental treatment, as well as supporting school dental programmes. Conclusion: The relationship between K, A and P was significant. However, the associations were fair and very low. The participants experienced and believed that the best approach to prepare children for their first dental visit was early exposure to dental treatment using several methods and choosing a child-friendly dental environment. International Association of Paediatric Dentistry 2021-06-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/100982/37/100982_Preparing%20a%20Child%20for%20the%20First%20Dental%20Visit.pdf Sukmasari, Susi and Bin Ahmad Tarmizi, Ahmad Amnan and Nor Aziz Bin Paridul Adras, Fakhrul and Bt. Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti and Bt AB. Halim, Noorhazayti (2021) Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice. In: 28th Congress of the IAPD, 10-13 June 2021, Geneva. (Unpublished)
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topic RK Dentistry
spellingShingle RK Dentistry
Sukmasari, Susi
Bin Ahmad Tarmizi, Ahmad Amnan
Nor Aziz Bin Paridul Adras, Fakhrul
Bt. Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti
Bt AB. Halim, Noorhazayti
Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
description Introduction: The first dental visit is important to develop good dentist-parent-child relationship in the future. The aim of this research was to assess parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in preparing a child for first dental visit. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out within 6 months on 150 participants who brought their children to the Kulliyyah of Dentistry dental polyclinic, IIUM. Validated closed and open-ended questionnaires consisting of parent’s/guardian’s K, A and P were distributed. Pearson correlation was used to analyse the associations, followed by induction-deduction analysis on qualitative data. Results: The significance between K, A and P was P<0.05 with rho between K and A, K and P, and A and P of +0.213, +0.246, +0.406, respectively. Early exposure was given to the children before their first dental treatment explaining the main purpose of going to the dentist and the impact of good oral hygiene towards quality of life, watching videos and pictures describing dental treatment in child-friendly clinic. Skilled dentists, painless, gradually and enjoyable dental treatment were participant’s preferences. As role models for children, parents had taught dental home care, the right attitude of rewarding and not frightening children with dental treatment, as well as supporting school dental programmes. Conclusion: The relationship between K, A and P was significant. However, the associations were fair and very low. The participants experienced and believed that the best approach to prepare children for their first dental visit was early exposure to dental treatment using several methods and choosing a child-friendly dental environment.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Sukmasari, Susi
Bin Ahmad Tarmizi, Ahmad Amnan
Nor Aziz Bin Paridul Adras, Fakhrul
Bt. Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti
Bt AB. Halim, Noorhazayti
author_facet Sukmasari, Susi
Bin Ahmad Tarmizi, Ahmad Amnan
Nor Aziz Bin Paridul Adras, Fakhrul
Bt. Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti
Bt AB. Halim, Noorhazayti
author_sort Sukmasari, Susi
title Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
title_short Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
title_full Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
title_fullStr Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
title_full_unstemmed Preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
title_sort preparing a child for the first dental visit: parent’s/guardian’s knowledge, attitude and practice
publisher International Association of Paediatric Dentistry
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/100982/37/100982_Preparing%20a%20Child%20for%20the%20First%20Dental%20Visit.pdf
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