Alshammary Freah, Aljohani Faisal A, Alkhuwayr Fahad S, Siddiqui Ammar A
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2019 Jul 1;20(7):801-805.
Parents' knowledge of oral health maintenance is of crucial importance. Children are dependent on their parents for the maintenance of their oral health. Hence, the present study is aimed to measure parents' knowledge toward the oral health of their children.
It was an observational study, having a cross-sectional design in which information from 223 participants were collected after obtaining written consent using a convenient sampling technique. Data obtained from the questionnaire were coded and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Version 20). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Data were displayed as number and percentage, and the Chi-square test was used to measure association. Ethical approval was obtained from the ethical approval committee of the University of Hail.
The total numbers of parents included in the study were 223, out of which, 91 (40.8%) were males and 132 (59.1%) were females. Around 58.3% of the respondents believed that they would go for a dental visit when the child had dental pain. A majority of the participants (60%) believed that concerns with primary dentition would lead to permanent dentition in the future. Almost 97% of parents knew that sugar and sticky food had a bad effect on oral health. Nearly 50% of parents reported correctly that prolonged bottle-feeding had a negative effect on their children's oral health.
Most parents had satisfactory knowledge about the maintenance of oral hygiene of their children for most of the questions. However, the overall result of this study indicates that parents' information and approach toward oral hygiene and dental care need to be improved.
Parents' knowledge and positive attitude are central to children's oral health. The present study measured and recommends the need for oral health education and promotion for the parents.
父母对口腔健康维护的认知至关重要。儿童的口腔健康维护依赖于父母。因此，本研究旨在衡量父母对其子女口腔健康的认知。
这是一项观察性研究，采用横断面设计，通过便利抽样技术获得书面同意后，收集了223名参与者的信息。从问卷中获得的数据进行编码，并使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS 20版）进行分析。使用描述性和推断性统计。数据以数字和百分比形式呈现，并使用卡方检验来衡量关联性。获得了哈伊勒大学伦理审批委员会的伦理批准。
纳入研究的父母总数为223人，其中男性91人（40.8%），女性132人（59.1%）。约58.3%的受访者认为孩子牙痛时他们会带孩子去看牙医。大多数参与者（60%）认为乳牙问题会导致恒牙未来出现问题。几乎97%的父母知道糖和粘性食物对口腔健康有不良影响。近50%的父母正确报告长期奶瓶喂养对孩子口腔健康有负面影响。
对于大多数问题，大多数父母对其子女口腔卫生维护有令人满意的认知。然而，本研究的总体结果表明，父母在口腔卫生和牙科护理方面的信息和方法需要改进。
父母的认知和积极态度对儿童口腔健康至关重要。本研究衡量并建议有必要对父母进行口腔健康教育和推广。
