Children’s and parents’ attitudes towards dentists’ appearance, child dental experience and their relationship with dental anxiety

Abstract

Regardless of child anxiety levels, the PPE followed by paediatric coats were preferred over other choices of dentists' attire. Children tended to choose a dentist who was of a younger age, and of the same gender and ethnicity as themselves. Parents tended to choose younger, female dentists of the same ethnicity as themselves. Subjective experience of extractions, as well as multiple dental visits appeared to play a more significant role in the development of dental fear than dental caries experience per se.

Behavior of Children Submitted to Tooth Extraction: Influence of Maternal and Child Psychosocial Characteristics

“…The child's behavior is a multidimensional process. Over the years, studies have consolidated the influence of the child's psychosocial and demographic characteristics on child's behavior during dental care [1][2][3][4][5][11][12][13]. In the bivariate analysis, uncooperative behavior was associated with younger children, dental fear (self-reported and maternal perception), dental pain, previous negative dental experiences, maternal dental anxiety and the presence of the mother during dental extraction.…”

“…Fearful and anxious children tend to exhibit noncooperative behavior during dental care [1][2][3][4]. In addition to the child's feelings, previous dental experiences can influence child's behavior at subsequent visits [1,3,11], reducing the negative response and allowing the child to safely distinguish stressful from non-stressful procedures. A decrease of dental anxiety in children has been observed in sequential dental visits [12].…”

6-12 Yaş Grubu Çocuklarda Di̇ş Heki̇mi̇ni̇n Diş Görünüşünün Dental Durum İle İli̇şki̇si̇ni̇n Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

“…Hekimin cinsiyeti, hastaların anksiyete seviyeleri üzerine etkili olabilmektedir 41 . Daha önce yapılan çalışmalardaki bulguları destekler şekilde bu çalışmadaki çocukların, aynı cinsiyetteki diş hekimi tarafından tedavi edilmeyi tercih etmesi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0.001) [42][43][44] . Bununla beraber bu bulgunun, yapılan bazı çalış-malardaki bulgularla benzeşmediği görülmüştür 45,46 .…”

6-12 Yaş Grubu Çocuklarda Di̇ş Heki̇mi̇ni̇n Diş Görünüşünün Dental Korku Ve Di̇ş Çürüğü İle İli̇şki̇si̇ni̇n Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

“…Daha önce yapılan çalışmalardaki bulguları destekler şekilde bu çalışmadaki çocukların, aynı cinsiyetteki diş hekimi tarafından tedavi edilmeyi tercih etmesi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0.001) (42)(43)(44). Bununla beraber bu bulgunun, yapılan bazı çalışmalardaki bulgularla benzeşmediği görülmüştür (45,46).…”