title: Pattern of parental acceptance of management techniques used in pediatric dentistry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate parents' acceptance of management techniques in Israeli pediatric dental clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety parents who accompanied their children to three pediatric dental clinics provided information on selected parameters including their attitudes about management techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  68.9% of the parents preferred to stay in the treatment room. The most accepted technique was positive reinforcement (81.1%) followed by tell-show-do (TSD) (76.7%, with younger parents more accepting than older, p = 0.049). The least accepted techniques were restraint (1.1%) and voice control (7.8%, especially by parents with the highest dental anxiety, p = 0.002). Sedation was unacceptable by 15.6% of the parents: those with the lowest dental anxiety agreed to sedation significantly more than those with greater dental anxiety (p = 0.031).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents preferred more positive approaches and management techniques that involve demonstrations geared for the child's level of understanding. Restraint and voice control were more strongly rejected than sedation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. bperetz@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peretz
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kharouba
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Sigalit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blumer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D032763:Behavior Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods*; D003740:Dental Clinics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012057:Reinforcement, Verbal; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires