Measurement of Parents' Knowledge toward Oral Health of their Children: An Observational Study from Hail, Saudi Arabia.

CONCLUSION: Most parents had satisfactory knowledge about the maintenance of oral hygiene of their children for most of the questions. However, the overall result of this study indicates that parents' information and approach toward oral hygiene and dental care need to be improved. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Parents' knowledge and positive attitude are central to children's oral health. The present study measured and recommends the need for oral health education and promotion for the parents. PMID: 31597799 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Contemp Dent Pract - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: J Contemp Dent Pract Source Type: research