Knowledge, Attitude and Perception on Clinical Implications of Behavior Management Techniques in UG Students: A Questionnaire Survey

Abstract

Aim: The need for the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude as well as perception of clinical implications of behavioral management techniques (BMT) in undergraduate students. Methodology: Our research enrolled 280 final year BDS students into the questionnaire survey. The survey consisted of 15 objective questions which were emailed to the survey participants. The questions were regarding the teaching of various behavior management techniques in the various institutes, and the attitude of the participants as to which method they are most likely to use according to the age group. Results: Our study showed that final year students had limited access to manage pediatric patients. Participants reported that one of the most common problems they faced in pediatric patients was to overcome their anxiety and fear of needles in the dental setup (75.3%). Most common form of BMT which was observed by the UG students was "Tell Show Do" technique (67.3%), which made the pediatric patients familiar with dental set up. Conclusion: We observed that final year students need more exposure and better experience to handle pediatric patients with use of various behaviour management techniques, which will also help to build their confidence in accomplishing their professional goals later on.

Variation in the Use of Basic Behavioral Management Techniques in General and Pediatric Dental Practice: A Cross-sectional Study

“…20 The perception of dental students toward behavior management techniques may be influenced by various factors, such as culture, background, education, and training. 21 Dental students show higher levels of acceptance of these techniques after receiving didactic and clinical training courses during study programs. 13 In general, every dentist should have the ability to deal with various types of children visiting the dental clinic, because children can differ naturally in terms of their degree of cooperativeness, which is classified according to Wright into three groups: cooperative, lacking cooperative ability, or potentially cooperative.…”