Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child’s Dental Fear
Sanna Seppänen,
Kukka Vuorenmaa,
Auli Suominen
et al.
Abstract:The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance of parents’ assessments of their child’s dental fear. Cross-sectional secondary analysis used data from the multidisciplinary FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Child dental fear was assessed at age 5 with the Finnish translation of the modified Children’s Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscale (CFSS-M) by both fathers (n = 588) and mothers (n = 1100). Reply alternatives were from 1 = not afraid to 5 = very afraid and 6 = no experience coded as missing and 1. In t… Show more
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