Behavior Management Techniques Employed by Nigerian Dentists for their Child Patients

Oredugba, F A; Sanu, O O

doi:10.4034/1519.0501.2009.0093.0004

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“…Of the child’s factors, previous dental experience was reported by majority to influence their choice which underscores the importance of proper child handling in paediatric dentistry. Similar findings were reported by Oredugba and Sanu [ 9 ] who informed that the major factors influencing choice of behavior management technique was child’s age. Unlike our findings, Carr et al [ 8 ] reported the reasons for changes in the utilization pattern for most behavior management techniques to be parental influences.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Very few participants of this study all of them being graduates self-report to have adequate skills in using BMT when managing child dental patients. This is contrary to Oredugba and Sanu [ 9 ] who reported 46.9% of the dentist to rate their undergraduate training in behavior management as adequate and 64.3% rating their skills to manage difficult behavior as fair. On the other hand, none of the graduates reported to have inadequate skills.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…They have been codified into professionally derived guidelines [ 7 ]. To date, a wide variety of behavior management techniques are available to dental practitioners [ 8 , 9 ], namely; tell-show-do, desensitization, modeling, positive reinforcement, voice control, distraction, parental presence/absence, restrain/protective stabilization, non verbal communication, hand-over-mouth, sedation and general anaesthesia.…”

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“…In addition, Grewal [ 15 ] reported that 93% of the respondents used normal conversation technique and 30% had increased the use of behavior modification techniques. In Nigeria, the most frequently used behavior management techniques are; Tell-Show-Do followed by positive reinforcements, modeling, desensitization, restraints, sedation and hand over mouth [ 9 ].…”

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Application of Behavior Management Techniques for Paediatric Dental Patients by Tanzanian Dental Practitioners

Kawia¹,

Mbawalla²,

Kahabuka³

2015

TODENTJ

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Background:Management of children’s behavior is an integral component of pediatric dental practice.Objective:To investigate the oral health care providers’ awareness, use and factors for choice of behavior management techniques when attending paediatric dental patients.Methods:A cross-sectional study among dental practitioners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data collection was done through interview using a structured questionnaire. The recorded information included: awareness and application of behavior management techniques (BMT) when attending a child dental patient, factors influencing choice of a particular technique, socio-demographics, level of professional training, working experience and facility profile. Using SPSS program version 18, frequency distributions and cross tabulations analyses were performed.Results:74 dental practitioners participated in the study, of whom 49 (66.2%) were males and 44 (59.5%) were graduates. Most participants were aware of the behavior management techniques, ranging from 100% for Tell-Show-Do to 86% for distraction. A small proportion (9.5%) reported to have adequate skills, all of them were graduates. The use of universally accepted BMTs was reported by 65% of experienced practitioners, 61% of graduates, 59% of those reporting to have received formal training and all of those reporting to have fair/inadequate skills to apply BMTs (p= 0.01).Conclusion:Most participants were aware of BMTs, although few acknowledged having adequate skills to apply the techniques. They use BMTs during treatment of paediatric dental patients and their choice of the technique is mainly influenced by children’s factors.

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Application of Behavior Management Techniques for Paediatric Dental Patients by Tanzanian Dental Practitioners

Kawia¹,

Mbawalla²,

Kahabuka³

2015

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“…The non-pharmacological intervention is divided into two groups: communication and confidence-building and psychotherapeutic strategy. This strategy is based on the concept of learning by changing the unfavorable attitudes of the child in a specific situation, which includes tell-show-do technique, biofeedback, positive reinforcement, hypnosis, distraction, among others [ 3 , 8 , 9 ]. On the other hand, pharmacological interventions include conscious sedation, which is delivered by a variety of means and combinations and general anesthesia (GA) [ 3 , 4 ].…”

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Pediatric dental treatments with pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions: a cross‐sectional study

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Objectives Behaviour management strategies involving pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions during dental procedures should be considered to attain safe and successful treatment outcomes. This study compared the frequencies of use and the completeness of treatment with these interventions. Methods A total of 1725 dental records of patients up to 18 years old, who were treated in the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah City from October 2018 to June 2019, were used in this retrospective, cross-sectional study. Inferential analysis, Chi-square test, Kruskal–Wallis test, and regression model were used in the data analysis. Results About two-thirds of the patients were treated with attendant non-pharmacological interventions, while one-third, with pharmacological interventions. The application of General Anesthesia (GA) was the most frequently used intervention. Restorative procedures and extractions were done in higher frequencies with pharmacological interventions. Treatments with space maintainers and orthodontic appliances were carried out in higher frequencies with non-pharmacological strategies. The choice of intervention was significantly influenced by the systemic conditions of the patients. Patients treated with non-pharmacological intervention comprised the dominant type of patients, because they required treatments with less pain. Those treated with GA needed restorative treatments and extractions, or treatments that involve pain, but these treatments had higher frequencies of being completed. Conclusions The treatments with pharmacological intervention through GA have higher frequencies of being completed, compared to those with non-pharmacological interventions. Factors, such as age, potential to complete the treatment, and the type of dental treatment applied, influence the choice of treatment intervention.

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Stress levels amongst Turkish dental students, general dentists and paediatric dentists during performing paediatric dentistry: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study

Tokgöz Kaplan

2024

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent

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Behavior Management Techniques Employed by Nigerian Dentists for their Child Patients

Abstract: Comportamento infanti l; Comportamento e mecanismos comportamentais; Relações denti sta-paciente.

Cited by 10 publications

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Application of Behavior Management Techniques for Paediatric Dental Patients by Tanzanian Dental Practitioners

Application of Behavior Management Techniques for Paediatric Dental Patients by Tanzanian Dental Practitioners

Pediatric dental treatments with pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions: a cross‐sectional study

Stress levels amongst Turkish dental students, general dentists and paediatric dentists during performing paediatric dentistry: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study

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