Jafarzadeh Mehdi, Ghasemi Reihane, Asnaashari Elahe, Ponnet Koen, Moeeni Maryam
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Student Research Committe, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
BMC Oral Health. 2025 Mar 15;25(1):386. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-05707-x.
Timely dental care during childhood can effectively prevent many dental issues and their potential long-term complications.
To identify factors associated with the selection of clinics providing dental care and services for children from parental perspective.
A thematic qualitative study was conducted, involving parents of children aged 6-12 years who visited pediatric dentists in public/private dental centers in Isfahan city from December 2022 to July 2023. Twenty semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted in private rooms within the selected centers. A thematic analysis method was used to analyze interview transcripts.
Seven main theme and 20 sub-themes were identified. They included accessibility (geographical location, proximity to residential area, parking), familiarity with pediatric dental center (recommendations from other dentists, recommendations from other patients, previous visits), amenities (general amenities, visual amenities), appointment arrangements (center's working hours, waiting queue, appointment booking), treatment cost (tariffs of dental care and services, installment plans, contracts with insurance companies), quality of medical equipment (supervision over treatment, quality of dental materials, diagnostic equipment, adherence to hygiene protocols), and staff (administrative and treatment staff). Treatment cost (tariffs of dental care and services, installment plans, contracts with insurance companies).
Parents consider various aspects of pediatric dental centers to select ones that best in line with their priorities and needs. Specifically, parents focus on both financial aspects of pediatric treatments-and non-financial considerations.
儿童时期及时的口腔护理可有效预防许多口腔问题及其潜在的长期并发症。
从家长的角度确定与选择为儿童提供口腔护理和服务的诊所相关的因素。
进行了一项主题定性研究，研究对象为2022年12月至2023年7月期间在伊斯法罕市公立/私立牙科中心就诊于儿科牙医的6至12岁儿童的家长。在选定中心的私人房间内进行了20次半结构化面对面访谈。采用主题分析法对访谈记录进行分析。
确定了七个主要主题和20个子主题。它们包括可达性（地理位置、与居民区的距离、停车情况）、对儿科牙科中心的熟悉程度（其他牙医的推荐、其他患者的推荐、之前的就诊经历）、便利设施（一般便利设施、视觉便利设施）、预约安排（中心工作时间、排队等候情况、预约挂号）、治疗费用（口腔护理和服务的收费标准、分期付款计划、与保险公司的合同）、医疗设备质量（治疗监督、牙科材料质量、诊断设备、遵守卫生规程情况）以及工作人员（行政和治疗人员）。治疗费用（口腔护理和服务的收费标准、分期付款计划、与保险公司的合同）。
家长在选择儿科牙科中心时会考虑多个方面，以选择最符合他们优先事项和需求的中心。具体而言，家长既关注儿科治疗的财务方面，也关注非财务方面的考量。
