Parents' perceptions and related factors of the oral health status of Brazilian children enrolled in public preschools.
K ShihadehR R MacielD D OliveiraC S BavarescoE G RestonFlávio Renato Reis de MouraPublished in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2020)
We can conclude that unemployed mothers, low-income families, parents having observed child's feeding difficulties, child's tooth brushing 1-2 times a day, and current or past use of pacifiers contributed significantly to parents' negative perception of the child's oral health status. These factors are essential for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of actions aimed at controlling the oral health of children enrolled in public preschools.