The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and dental health knowledge and attitudes of parents with young children

Williams, Naomi; Whittle, Jeff; Gatrell, Anthony C.

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“…In this sense, there is greater predisposition for the occurrence of dental caries in the children of low-income mothers 15 . The results of the present study confirmed the fact that parents living with low incomes and who have not had higher education show less chance of having higher levels of positive dental attitudes, as found in other studies 16,17 .…”

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Oral health education in school: parents' attitudes and prevalence of caries in children

Garbín

Soares

Dócusse

et al. 2015

Rev. odontol. UNESP

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ResumoIntrodução: Promoção de saúde bucal para as crianças é de grande importância, além da motivação dos pais para adoção de atitudes necessárias à manutenção da saúde dos seus filhos. Objetivo: Avaliar atitude dos pais e sobre a saúde bucal dos seus filhos e verificar a prevalência de cárie dentária das crianças. Material e método: Estudo transversal, analítico, realizado com pais e pré-escolares das Escolas de Educação Básica de Araçatuba. Para coleta de dados foi utilizado um instrumento com questões para avaliar a atitude dos pais em relação à saúde bucal dos seus filhos. Foi realizado exame clínico bucal das crianças, para verificar do índice de ceo-d e IHOS. Os dados coletados foram analisados no software SPSS 21.0. Resultado: A condição de saúde bucal das crianças era boa, média do ceo-d 0,68 (Desvio padrão= 1,70). A maioria das crianças apresentou um índice de higiene oral médio (1,51 IHOS, dp=0,48). A atitude dos pais relacionada à saúde bucal não foram muito adequadas, já que muitos não utilizavam fio dental na higienização dos seus filhos, as crianças faziam uso de mamadeira e não realizavam escovação após a alimentação. O consumo de açúcar esteve associado à presença de placa dentária nas crianças (p=0,05). No entanto, a prática de escovação dentária era realizada na maioria dos casos pelos pais e esteve associada ao bom índice de ceo-d das crianças (p=0,04). Conclusão: A condição de saúde bucal das crianças no estudo era boa, porém as atitudes relacionadas à saúde bucal realizadas pelos pais não foram adequadas.Descritores: Saúde bucal; atitude; pré-escolar, educação em saúde. ABSTRACT Introduction:The promotion of oral health in children is highly important, as well as parents' motivation to adopt the attitudes necessary for the maintenance of the health of their children. Objective: To evaluate parents' attitudes about their children's oral health and to determine the prevalence of dental caries. Material and method: A cross-sectional analytical study, conducted with parents and preschoolers from the elementary schools in Araçatuba. A formal instrument was used to collect data, in order to evaluate parents' attitudes regarding their children's oral health. A clinical oral exam was performed in order to determine the decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) and Index of Oral Health-Simplified (IOH-S). The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 software. Result: The state of the children's oral health was good; the mean of the decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) was 0.68 (Standard deviation = 1.70). Most of the children presented a mean index of oral hygiene (IOHS = 1.51, Standard deviation = 0.48). The parents' attitudes related to oral health were not very good. Many of them did not floss their children's teeth; the bottle-fed children did not brush after feeding. The consumption of sugar was associated with the presence of dental plaque in the children (p=0.05). Nevertheless, in most cases, tooth brushing was performed by the parents and was associated with a good dmft index in th...

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Oral health education in school: parents' attitudes and prevalence of caries in children

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et al. 2015

Rev. odontol. UNESP

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“…19 Results from previous studies demonstrated that the parents who have had no further education presented lower levels of dental knowledge and positive dental attitudes. 25 A general improved level of education may mean that parents are more able to access appropriate sources of information. 26 These factors, which may be related to health behaviors, may help explain why educational level is associated with dental care utilization.…”

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Influence of self-perceived oral health and socioeconomic predictors on the utilization of dental care services by schoolchildren

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Influence of self-perceived oral health and socioeconomic predictors on the utilization of dental care services by schoolchildren Abstract: The influence of socioeconomic factors and self-rated oral health on children's dental health assistance was assessed. This study followed a cross-sectional design, with a multistage random sample of 792 12-year-old schoolchildren from Santa Maria, a city in southern Brazil. A dental examination provided information on the prevalence of dental caries (DMFT index). Data about the use of dental service, socioeconomic status, and self-perceived oral health were collected by means of structured interviews. These associations were assessed using Poisson regression models (prevalence ratio; 95% confidence interval). The prevalence of regular use of dental service was 47.8%. Children from low socioeconomic backgrounds and those who rated their oral health as "poor" used the service less frequently. The distribution of the kind of oral healthcare assistance used (public/private) varied across socioeconomic groups. The better-off children were less likely to have used the public service. Clinical, socioeconomic, and psychosocial factors were strong predictors for the utilization of dental care services by schoolchildren.

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“…Maternal socioeconomic characteristics and beliefs about oral health influence the oral health behavior of children and adolescents (Chen 1986). Moreover, there is a difference in oral health knowledge and behavior among children and adolescents according to their socioeconomic characteristics (Okada et al 2002;Rajab and Hamdan 2002), parents' ethnicity, education level, and area of residence (Williams et al 2002). Children's oral health care habits are highly influenced by dental attendance and level of education of the mother (Wierzbicka et al 2002).…”

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Association between maternal and child oral health and dental caries in Korea

Lee

Kim

Lee

et al. 2018

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim The aim of this study was to examine the oral health-related behaviors in mothers and their children and the prevalence of dental caries in both. Subject and methods A sample of 2536 children and their mothers was selected from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Variables were analyzed using multiple regression to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries among children and mothers, demographic socioeconomic status, and oral health-related behaviors.Results The average age of the mothers was 40.28 years and that of the children was 10.88 years. Mean DT scores were 0.67 for mothers and 0.29 for children. Mean DMFT scores were 6.63 for mothers and 1.76 for children. The higher the mother's number of decayed, missing, or filled permanent teeth (DMFT score, B = 0.076, P < 0.001) and number of decayed teeth (DT score, B = 0.032, P = 0.038) in their permanent dentition, the higher the children's DMFT score was for their permanent dentition. Children from mothers with low household income levels (B = 0.159, P = 0.043), with dental pain (B = 0.132, P = 0.032), and not using a dental mouth rinse (B = 0.135, P = 0.007) presented with higher DT scores. Children from mothers with low self-perceived oral health status (B = 0.113, P < 0.001), lower usage of dental floss (B = 0.100, P = 0.012), a lower ratio of protein intake to total energy (B = −0.017, P = 0.014), and lower ratio of fat intake (B = −0.009, P = 0.047) showed lower self-perceived oral health status. Conclusion The better the oral health status of the mother, the better the oral health status of the child was. An effective oral health and education program for mothers should be developed to promote an improved oral health status of their children.

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The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and dental health knowledge and attitudes of parents with young children

Cited by 82 publications

References 22 publications

Oral health education in school: parents' attitudes and prevalence of caries in children

Oral health education in school: parents' attitudes and prevalence of caries in children

Influence of self-perceived oral health and socioeconomic predictors on the utilization of dental care services by schoolchildren

Association between maternal and child oral health and dental caries in Korea

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