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- Title
Questionnaire-based study on the awareness of need for dental treatment for the children administered to the parents.
- Authors
Renuka, S.; Gheena, S.; Sankari, M.
- Abstract
Aim: This study aims at evaluating the awareness of the need for dental treatment among parents of school-going children. Materials and Methods: Growing children need proper guidance for healthy growth, upkeep, and hygiene of their teeth and parents need to be educated on the importance of dental treatment. Parents should receive counseling on appropriate oral hygiene procedures, fluoride supplementation, oral habits and also need for clinical intervention for their children because knowledge regarding risk among parents may be variable. A convenient sample of 150 participants who are parents of schoolgoing children visited Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals for treatment were included in the study. Results: This study shows the importance of parental knowledge on their child's dental health. Parents are not fully familiar with oral hygiene techniques and dental treatment methods but more awareness is required for them to instill good oral health in their children.
- Subjects
DENTAL care; ORAL hygiene; ORAL habits; PARENTS; DENTAL hygiene; WORKING parents; CHILDREN'S health; PARENT-child relationships
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 1, p127
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article