title: [Child dental care: what's about parental presence?].
abstract: The coping capacity of the children during dental care depends on different factors such as age, cognitive development, personal history and social background. A good knowledge and understanding of child developmental stages will help the dentist to treat them successfully. Parental presence during treatment has been largely discussed in pediatrics and pediatric dentistry. Dentists often let parents stay in the office during the first consultation but prefer them to be in the waiting room during treatment. Depending on the case, parental presence may be needed, essential, or advised against. Parental presence during child treatment must be analyzed, but the ultimate decision is the dentist's.
authors.affiliation: Odontologie pédiatrique, faculté de chirurgie-dentaire, université Paris-Descartes, 1, rue Maurice-Arnoux, 92120 Montrouge, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beslot-Neveu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolikow
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Davit-Béal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors