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Conference Paper: Oral Healthcare Recommendations For Pre-school Children by Dentists in China
Title | Oral Healthcare Recommendations For Pre-school Children by Dentists in China |
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Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | International Association for Dental Research. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iadr.org/ |
Citation | The 97th General Session of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) held with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) & the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 19-22 June 2019. In Journal of Dental Research, 2019, v. 98 n. Spec Iss A, article no. 0931 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the current recommendations on oral healthcare and preventive practices provided by dentists in China to the children under 5 years old.
Methods: A convenient sample of participating dentists attending the 11th Congress of Paediatric Dentistry Association of Asia (PDAA) and the 9th National Academic Conference on Paediatric Dentistry in Beijing, China, in September 2018 were invited to participate in this cross-sectional survey. Information sheet with link and QR code of 19-items online questionnaire was distributed. Socio-economic background was collected. Repeat answers were not allowed. Knowledge score (KS) (range 0-16) based on dentists’ appropriate answers for oral healthcare recommendations was generated.
Results: A total of 446 effective answers (Female: 337; Male: 109) were received. There were 135 general practitioners and 311 specialists, in which 181 of them were paediatric dentists. The mean KS±SD was 11.3±2.3 (range 3-16). Majority (80%) of the dentists had a good score of KS ≥10. Paediatric dentists had the highest mean KS (12.2) than the general practitioners (11.1) and other specialists (10.2) with a significant difference among all three groups (P<0.001). Most of them had a good knowledge of the timing to start oral cleaning (97.8%) and toothbrushing (90.1%) for children, and recommended caregivers to perform toothbrushing for their children (0-2 years: 98.2%; 3-5 years: 96.2%). However, quite few knew the appropriate duration of toothbrushing every time (38.8%) and the appropriate frequency of topical fluoride application for caries prevention for children (30.9%).
Conclusions: Generally, dentists in China had a good knowledge of the current oral healthcare guidelines and recommendations for pre-school children. Paediatric dentists showed a better knowledge than general practitioners and other specialists. However, improvements in certain aspects such as the duration of toothbrushing or frequency of fluoride vanish application in promoting the children’s oral health are needed. |
Description | Poster Session: Caregivers, ECC, Literacy & Behaviors, Policy and Programs - article no. 0931 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279212 |
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dc.contributor.author | Luo, W | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, HMG | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, HM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, MCM | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-21T02:21:40Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-21T02:21:40Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 97th General Session of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) held with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) & the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 19-22 June 2019. In Journal of Dental Research, 2019, v. 98 n. Spec Iss A, article no. 0931 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279212 | - |
dc.description | Poster Session: Caregivers, ECC, Literacy & Behaviors, Policy and Programs - article no. 0931 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the current recommendations on oral healthcare and preventive practices provided by dentists in China to the children under 5 years old. Methods: A convenient sample of participating dentists attending the 11th Congress of Paediatric Dentistry Association of Asia (PDAA) and the 9th National Academic Conference on Paediatric Dentistry in Beijing, China, in September 2018 were invited to participate in this cross-sectional survey. Information sheet with link and QR code of 19-items online questionnaire was distributed. Socio-economic background was collected. Repeat answers were not allowed. Knowledge score (KS) (range 0-16) based on dentists’ appropriate answers for oral healthcare recommendations was generated. Results: A total of 446 effective answers (Female: 337; Male: 109) were received. There were 135 general practitioners and 311 specialists, in which 181 of them were paediatric dentists. The mean KS±SD was 11.3±2.3 (range 3-16). Majority (80%) of the dentists had a good score of KS ≥10. Paediatric dentists had the highest mean KS (12.2) than the general practitioners (11.1) and other specialists (10.2) with a significant difference among all three groups (P<0.001). Most of them had a good knowledge of the timing to start oral cleaning (97.8%) and toothbrushing (90.1%) for children, and recommended caregivers to perform toothbrushing for their children (0-2 years: 98.2%; 3-5 years: 96.2%). However, quite few knew the appropriate duration of toothbrushing every time (38.8%) and the appropriate frequency of topical fluoride application for caries prevention for children (30.9%). Conclusions: Generally, dentists in China had a good knowledge of the current oral healthcare guidelines and recommendations for pre-school children. Paediatric dentists showed a better knowledge than general practitioners and other specialists. However, improvements in certain aspects such as the duration of toothbrushing or frequency of fluoride vanish application in promoting the children’s oral health are needed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | International Association for Dental Research. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iadr.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | IADR/AADR/CADR 2019 General Session & Exhibition | - |
dc.title | Oral Healthcare Recommendations For Pre-school Children by Dentists in China | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lee, HMG: lee.gillian@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, HM: wonghmg@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, MCM: mcmwong@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lee, HMG=rp01594 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, HM=rp00042 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, MCM=rp00024 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 308032 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 98 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | Spec Iss A | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 0931 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 0931 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |