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Attitudes of Egyptian parents of different socioeconomic levels toward children’s behavior management techniques in dental clinic

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Rabie N.M*, El-kalla I.H**, Abdellatif A.M**, Wahba A.H*** * Bachelor of Dentistry 2009, Mansoura University, Egypt ** and ***: Professors of Pediatric Dentistry, Mansoura University, Egypt ****: Lecturer of Pediatric Dentistry, Mansoura University, Egypt Abstract: Objective:The purpose of this study is to evaluate attitudes of parents of two different socioeconomic levels towards different behavior management techniques (BMTs) used for dental treatment]. subjects and methods:270 parents who accompanied their children to the pediatric clinic at faculty of dentistry, Mansoura university (group A) in addition to 270 parents who accompanied their children to a high social club in Mansoura city (group B) participated in this study, they viewed videos of five BMTs and completed a questionnaire. Results:Low-moderate social class of parents were significantly more accepting of the more invasive behavior management techniques than the high social class of parents. Tell-show-do was the most acceptable technique while hand over mouth was the least acceptable technique in both groups. Conclusion: Social status seems to be an important factor in determining parental acceptance of behavior management techniques.

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10.21608/mjd.2017.198992

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4

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2

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28085

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2017-04-01

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2021-10-11

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2017-04-01

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51

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54

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2735-4172

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2812-5479

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Mansoura Journal of Dentistry

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23 Jan 2023