Determining Parenting Styles and other Factors Rendering Definitely Negative Children’s Behavior in Dental Office at The First Dental Visit | ||||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 64, Issue 4 - October (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry), October 2018, Page 2941-2953 PDF (463.83 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.78105 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Samah Mohamed Awad1; Hany Mohamed Saber 2
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| 1Associate Professor- Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health- Faculty of Dentistry- Cairo University. | ||||
| 2Lecturer- Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health- Faculty of Dentistry- Cairo University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: It is believed that parental styles not only can strategically impact how a child behaves but can also influence how a child can handle unfamiliar situations. Parenting styles also influence how a child copes with stresses and stimuli, including those in the dental office. Aim of the study: To determine various parenting styles and other factors that may render children’s behavior to be definitely negative in dental office at the first dental visit. Subjects and Methods: Patients 3-6 years old, showing definitely negative behavior and apparently free from conditions limiting cognitive development were included in the study. Yet, patients with severe dental pain/ history of dental treatment / phobia were excluded. One of the researchers performed oral examination and dental prophylaxis to assess children’s behavior. First questionnaire (PFQ) investigated family data. Second questionnaire (PCPR) assessed parenting style based on Baumrind’s parenting types. Pilot study was performed, whereby; some questions were omitted while others were modified. Statistical analysis was performed & significance level was set at P ≤ 0.05. Results: This study was conducted on 150 patients; 83 males (55.3%) and 67 females (44.7%). Regarding results of PFQ, the followings were encountered; 84% of parents were married, 50% had secondary school education, 84.7% aged 25-35 years, 46.7% had two children, 67.3% reside in urban areas, 46.7% had monthly family income < 5000 Egyptian pounds and 50.7% reported that their children had no previous encounters with either a doctor or physician. Results of PPCPR showed that 54.7% of parents were permissive, 43.3% were authoritarians and 2% were authoritative. Statistical significant association between educational level and family size versus parental style (P-values = 0.007 & 0.010 respectively) was noted. While age, gender, marital status and monthly income showed no statistical significant association with parental style. Conclusion: Definitely negative behavior was highly noted in children of permissive and authoritarian parents. Educational level and family size were significantly associated with parental style. | ||||
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