Establishing oral health promoting behaviours in children – parents’ views on barriers, facilitators and professional support: a qualitative study

Duijster, Denise; Jong-Lenters, Maddelon de; Verrips, Erik; Loveren, C. van

doi:10.1186/s12903-015-0145-0

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“…Even so, the parents of children that had experienced caries and dental pain believed that the causes were beyond their control, due to genetics, attributed to health problems intrinsic to childhood, or just random [30]. …”

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Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

Escoffié-Ramírez

Ávila-Burgos

Baena-Santillán

et al. 2017

BioMed Research International

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Objective To identify dental pain prevalence and associated factors in Mexican schoolchildren. Methods This cross-sectional study included 1,404 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years from public schools in the city of Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico. Data were collected through a questionnaire that addressed sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, eating and dental hygiene habits, and behavior variables. The dependent variable was self-reported dental pain in the 12 months prior to the survey. Data were analyzed using nonparametric statistics and a binary logistical regression model. Results Dental pain prevalence among the studied children was 49.9%. The variables associated in the final model (p < 0.05) were younger mother's age, higher socioeconomic level, absence of an automobile in the home, fried food, fruit intake, lower tooth brushing frequency, never having used mouthwash or not knowing about it, and parents/guardians with regular to high levels of knowledge about oral health and a regular or good/very good perception of their child's oral health. Conclusions One in two children in the study had experienced dental pain in the twelve months prior to the survey. The association of socioeconomic variables with dental pain suggested inequalities among the children in terms of oral health.

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confidence: 99%

Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

Escoffié-Ramírez

Ávila-Burgos

Baena-Santillán

et al. 2017

BioMed Research International

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“…So, we hypothesise that these parents felt guilty, not because of a limited knowledge on oral health, but rather because they were probably not able to translate the knowledge (theory) that they already had on prevention into health‐promoting, preventive actions (practice). This issue has already been discussed by Duijster et al ,. who showed that when parents gain knowledge on oral health concerning their children, they are still in need of support to overcome barriers deterring them from converting this knowledge into health‐promoting behaviours.…”

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“…have previously argued that the feeling of guilt in parents arises when they fear being blamed for their children's oral problems. Recently, Duijster et al . reported that parents often complain of a victim‐blaming tone when oral health advice is delivered.…”

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Early childhood caries and psychological perceptions on child's oral health increase the feeling of guilt in parents: an epidemiological survey

Carvalho

Abanto

Pinheiro³

et al. 2017

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Aim To assess whether parents feel guilty for their children's oral problems, associating this feeling with socio‐economic, demographic, and psychological factors. Design We included 1313 parent‐and‐child pairs in this study. The children were 2–4 years old. Parents answered questionnaires on socio‐economic and demographic data, and on psychological variables. Sixteen trained dentists (κ > 0.8) examined the children for oral hygiene (the presence and absence of plaque), early childhood caries (ECC; no caries, low and high severity), malocclusion (the presence and absence), and traumatic dental injuries (TDI; the presence and absence). We analysed the data with a hierarchical regression. Results Twenty‐four percentage of parents reported feeling guilty for the oral problems in their children; 26.3% of the children presented with caries, 39.8% malocclusion, 22.9% TDI. Of the parents who felt guilty, 54% thought that their children had problems in their teeth, and most of them (82%) thought that the problem could have been avoided. The feeling of guilt in parents was significantly associated with ECC and the psychological variables: the thought that the child had problems in his/her teeth and the thought that the problem could have been avoided. Conclusion Parents feel more guilty with increased caries severity in their children, and the likelihood of feeling guilty increases when parents believe that their child has an oral problem or that this problem could have been avoided.

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“…All children and their caregiver were given thorough oral hygiene instructions and comprehensive model explanation of horizontal scrub technique for daily oral health care (Duijster, de Jong-Lenters, Verrips, & van Loveren, 2015;Patil, Patil, & Kashetty, 2014).…”

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The motivational effect of multicolored dental restoration on dental behavior of first preliminary school children

Melebari

Attas

Arafa

2019

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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Objectives To assess the motivational effect of multi‐colored restoration on the anxiety level of pediatric patients at thedental clinic and its motivational effect on their oral hygiene status. Material and methods A total of 30 participants. Results Both groups revealed reduction in the anxiety level and improvement in their behavior at the dental office but did not reach significance. Plaque index showed a significant reduction per group and a near significance as compared between test groups. Conclusions The use of the multicolored restoration could provide a potential advantage to improve the oral health status of children and might aid in enhancing their behavior at dental clinic particularly younger age groups.

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Establishing oral health promoting behaviours in children – parents’ views on barriers, facilitators and professional support: a qualitative study

Cited by 92 publications

References 29 publications

Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

Early childhood caries and psychological perceptions on child's oral health increase the feeling of guilt in parents: an epidemiological survey

The motivational effect of multicolored dental restoration on dental behavior of first preliminary school children

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