title: The knowledge, approach and function of pediatricians in prevention of caries in Tehran.
abstract: The Study was carried out an 160 Pediatricians in Tehran to find out the knowledge, approach and functioning of the pediatricians as related to the awareness regarding prevention of dental Caries. It was observed that 14.4% of the pediatricians had good dental awareness, 48.1% had moderate awareness and 37.5% had weak awareness.
authors.affiliation: Tehran and Islamic Azad Dental School, Pediatric Section, Tehran.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Yahya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solmaz
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires