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Patient Management

268 - The Role of Parental Dental Anxiety on Children’s Oral Health

Friday, May 24, 2024
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM EST
Location: Exhibit Hall (back left corner of the hall, space 137)

    Presenting Author(s)

  • Sara Hassan, DMD

    Pediatric Dental Resident
    Boston University, Boston, MA
    Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

  • NB

    Nicole Buzzi, DMD

    Boston University

  • CC

    Christine Chiao, MPH DMD

    Boston University

    • Program Director(s)

  • KD

    Keri Discepolo, DDS, MPH

    Post Graduate Program Director of Pediatric Dentistry
    Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Abstract:



Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore whether parental dental fear and anxiety resulted in a delay of their child’s first dental appointment.





Methods: Parents and guardians who visited the Boston University Pediatric Dental Clinic and Franciscan Children’s Pediatric Dental Clinic with their children ages 6 and under between the dates of June 2023 and March 2024 were invited to participate in a voluntary and anonymous cross-sectional survey. The survey was a paper survey that consisted of 23 questions. The survey screened parents using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). Each question was scored from 1 to 5, making the score sum of all 5 questions to be anywhere from 5 to 25. If there were any score that was 19 and above, this indicated a highly anxious parent who is potentially dental phobic.

Results/

Conclusion: 46 surveys have been collected. Data analysis is ongoing.  



 


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