Insights into Parental Views and Utilization of Professionally Applied Fluoride Products in Paediatric Dentistry: A Multi-Center Study

Purpose: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices of parents of pediatric patients coming to the dental OPDs about using professionally applied fluoride products. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study, from Paedodontics OPDs of three different colleges of Karachi was conducted. Pa...

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Published in:Fluoride 2024-04, Vol.57 (5), p.1-10
Main Authors: Tabassum, Sadia, Zafar, Kamil, Adnan, Samira, Habib, Muhammad Elham, Najmi, Naheed, Siddique, Faryal Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Dental caries
Dentistry
Education
Fluorides
Knowledge
Likert scale
Oral hygiene
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Perceptions
Preschool children
Prevention
Questionnaires
Sealing compounds
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Summary:Purpose: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices of parents of pediatric patients coming to the dental OPDs about using professionally applied fluoride products. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study, from Paedodontics OPDs of three different colleges of Karachi was conducted. Parents arriving in these OPDs for treatment of their children aged 7-12 years were included. A customized self-administered questionnaire was used where the first section recorded the demographics of the participants. The second section assessed the responses of the participants for their perception and practices related to the use of professionally applied fluoride products in their children. The items in this section were based on a 3-point Likert scale and each descriptor was given scores (Yes=3, Unsure=2 and No=1). Two items with option of response selection were related to the perceived age of application of fluoride products and source of dental awareness of parents. Frequencies were calculated for categorical variables. The mean and standard deviation along with confidence interval was calculated for the scores of responses on the Likert scale. Chi-square test compared the parents' education with items related to perception. (p
ISSN:0015-4725
2253-4083