Assessment of the Level of Awareness among Parents about Avertive Measures and its Relationship with Dental Health Status of 6–12 Years Old Children in Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India
Swati Singh *
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand, India.
Nudrat Neyaz
Rama Dental Clinic, Patna, India.
Alok Vrat Singh
Patna Dental Hospital and Research Centre, Patna, India.
Aditi Singh Tanwar
Laxmi Dental Clinic, Varanasi, India.
Krishna Beni
Prabha Dental Clinic, Hajipur, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: A child's oral health is critical to his or her general health as well as well-being, and it is one of the foundations for a disease-free life. Because a parent or caregiver plays such a significant part in a child's life, their understanding together with attitude toward oral health will have a significant influence on the child's oral healthiness.
Aim: The goal of this research is to assess oral health expertise among parents of children within the age group of 6–12 years in Hazaribag and its link to their children's dental health.
Materials and procedures: The research comprised 200 parents of children aged 6–12 years old who had no systemic illness or pathology. The parents were given a detailed questionnaire with apparent validity that included questions on their perspectives about their children's dental health awareness, caries avertion, and the significance of food. SPSS 23 was used to do statistical analysis on the data.
Results: The findings indicated that children of parents with a poor understanding of oral health had higher decaying, missing, as well as filled teeth (DMFT/dmft) scores than children of parents with a good understanding of oral health.
Conclusion: It is critical for parents to be educated about oral health in order to maintain their children's oral health.
Keywords: DMFT/dmft, oral health awareness, parents, school-going children