The impact of parental dental anxiety and oral health literacy on child oral health and dental-visit patterns: a cross-sectional study.

Ravi Kumar GudipaneniKhalid Maziad D AlzabniFaisal Fraih A AlrashediDimah Hamoud J AlruwailiFarah Awad AlbalawiAsrar Helal AlanaziButhainah Saleh AlshamriSaud Hamdan AlmaeenNithin MancheryOmar A Bawazir

Published in: BMC oral health (2024)

PDA and OHL were significantly affected by parental age, family income, the presence of ≥ 1 untreated decaying tooth and the child dental visit patterns. During a child's first dental visit, paediatric dentists should always assess the PDA, OHL and sociobehavioural characteristics of a family by using appropriate scales and semistructured interviews.

Keyphrases

oral health
mental health
physical activity
emergency department
intensive care unit
healthcare
depressive symptoms
social media