González E, Pérez-Hinojosa S, Alarcón J A, Peñalver M A
Departamento de Estomatología, Área de Odontopediatría, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
Departamento de Estomatología, Área de Odontopediatría, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
An Pediatr (Barc). 2015 Jan;82(1):19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2014.01.014. Epub 2014 Mar 11.
To determine the level of knowledge of pediatricians and parents from Andalucía (southern Spain) about early-onset tooth decay, and to assess if pediatricians provide information to parents about pediatric oral care and visits to the pediatric dentist.
A random sample of 113 pediatricians and 112 parents with children under 3 years of age received an anonymous questionnaire comprising 14 items for pediatricians and 16 items for parents, grouped into five blocks: visits to the dentist, oral hygiene, caries, nutritional habits, and treatment of caries. The chi-squared test was used to assess differences between groups.
Pediatricians showed deficiencies in their knowledge about visits to the dentist and treatment of caries, however their level of knowledge on oral hygiene, tooth decay and nutritional habits were adequate. Parents showed a low level of knowledge in all aspects of the study, mainly about the treatment of tooth decay. There were no significant differences between pediatricians and parents in the knowledge about visits to the dentist, however pediatricians had more knowledge than the parents about hygiene, tooth decay, nutritional habits and treatment (P<0.001). Most of the parents indicated that pediatricians did not provide them detailed information on oral care, and about the possibility of visiting a pediatric dentist.
Andalusian pediatricians should improve their knowledge about early-onset tooth decay, and provide more information to parents about the oral care and the possibility of visiting a pediatric dentist. Parents have a very low level of knowledge about early-onset tooth decay, and particularly about treatment.
确定来自安达卢西亚（西班牙南部）的儿科医生和家长对早发性龋齿的了解程度，并评估儿科医生是否向家长提供有关儿童口腔护理和看儿童牙医的信息。
对113名儿科医生和112名有3岁以下子女的家长进行随机抽样，他们收到一份匿名问卷，其中儿科医生问卷包含14项，家长问卷包含16项，分为五个板块：看牙医、口腔卫生、龋齿、营养习惯和龋齿治疗。采用卡方检验评估组间差异。
儿科医生在看牙医和龋齿治疗方面的知识存在不足，不过他们在口腔卫生、龋齿和营养习惯方面的知识水平足够。家长在研究的各个方面知识水平较低，主要是在龋齿治疗方面。儿科医生和家长在看牙医知识方面没有显著差异，然而儿科医生在卫生、龋齿、营养习惯和治疗方面比家长有更多知识（P<0.001）。大多数家长表示儿科医生没有向他们提供关于口腔护理以及看儿童牙医可能性的详细信息。
安达卢西亚的儿科医生应提高他们对早发性龋齿的了解，并向家长提供更多关于口腔护理和看儿童牙医可能性的信息。家长对早发性龋齿，尤其是治疗方面的知识水平非常低。
