Evaluation of a Novel Educational and Therapeutic Method at Department of Pedodontics Kerman School of Dentistry Iran According to the Parents` View

Poureslam, Hamid Reza; Jahanimoghadam, Fatemeh; Sajadi, Fatemeh Sadat; Farokhgisor, Elham; Shafiee, Lily; Barkhori, Ali

Evaluation of a Novel Educational and Therapeutic Method at Department of Pedodontics Kerman School of Dentistry Iran According to the Parents` View

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hamid Reza Poureslam ¹

Fatemeh Jahanimoghadam ²

Fatemeh Sadat Sajadi ²

Elham Farokhgisor ²

Lily Shafiee ²

Ali Barkhori ³

¹ Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Oral and Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

² Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

³ Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

Background & Objective: Behavior management of preschool children and disabled children is a challenge for dental students and dentists in dental clinics This challenge affects the quality and quantity of the treatment options and in some cases the parents are not satisfied with the treatments This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dental treatment under sedation and general anesthesia as a novel method in improvement of quality and quantity of education of dental students This was achieved by the evaluation of acceptance and satisfaction of the parents of pediatric patients Methods: In this descriptive and crosssectional study in Kerman School of Dentistry Iran 30 children and adolescents 45 to 16 years of age who had not been admitted to the dental clinics received dental treatments under general anesthesia and by use of nitrous oxide at the department of pediatric dentistry Then the acceptance and satisfaction of their parents were evaluated by a questionnaire The data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software and descriptive statistic methods Results : The data showed more than 80% of the parents were satisfied and believed that their children did not have anxiety in comparison to previous visits (96% of them gave 810 scores) Most treatments were tooth restoration and tooth extraction Conclusion: This procedure as a novel educational method is comfortable for pediatric patients and satisfies their parents so it is recommendable for educational dental clinics

Keywords

Satisfaction

Pediatric Dentistry

General anesthesia

Iran

Parents

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