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Título: | Spanish Paediatricians’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding oral health of children under 6 years of age: a cross-sectional study |
Fecha de publicación: | 3-ago-2022 |
Editorial: | MDPI |
Cita bibliográfica: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, Vol. 19(15), 9550 |
ISSN: | Electronic: 1660-4601 Print: 1661-7827 |
Palabras clave: | Early childhood caries Oral health Paediatrics Paediatric dentist Oral habits |
Resumen: | Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a prevalent chronic pathology, and it has a negative impact on the oral and general health of the child patient. Aim: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Spanish paediatricians regarding early childhood caries according to the professional’s years of experience. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire was conducted by Spanish paediatricians via WhatsApp and e-mails from January to April 2021. Data were analysed using Chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact test and Cramer’s V test. Results: There were a total of 359 participants. Most respondents were women (81.3%) with up to 10 years of professional experience (31.2%) in primary health care and public health. In most cases, participants had an excellent knowledge of primary dentition (90.8%), but they ignored (56%) when the first visit to the dentist should occur. Regarding the aetiological factors of caries, oral hygiene and prevention, a lower rate of knowledge was observed. The majority of participants (80.8%) were not able to identify white spot lesions and enamel defects (76%). They considered that their knowledge in oral health was deficient, highlighting the need to increase their training. Less experienced paediatricians were found to have higher success rates. Conclusions: The level of knowledge and attitudes regarding early childhood caries of the evaluated paediatricians should be improved. Paediatricians had difficulties in identifying early caries lesions and enamel defects. Nevertheless, a higher level of knowledge and positive attitudes towards dental caries has been detected among paediatricians with fewer years of professional experience. |
Autor/es principal/es: | Martínez-Beneyto, Yolanda Navarrete-García, Celia Serna-Muñoz, Clara Ausenia-Márquez, Verónica Poza-Pascual, Andrea Expósito-Delgado, Antonio Javier Vicente, Ascensión Ortiz Ruiz, Antonio José |
Facultad/Departamentos/Servicios: | Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Dermatología, Estomatología, Radiología y Medicina Física |
Versión del editor: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9550 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/142435 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159550 |
Tipo de documento: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Número páginas / Extensión: | 12 |
Derechos: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 4.0 Internacional |
Descripción: | © 2022 by the authors. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159550 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Artículos: Dermatología, Estomatología, Radiología y Medicina Física |
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