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J Dent Educ. 72(9): 1029-1041 2008
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Educational Methodologies

First-Year Students’ Perceptions About Pediatric Dental Behavior Guidance Techniques: The Effect of Education

Jason J. Sotto, D.M.D.; Amir F. Azari; Joseph Riley, III, Ph.D.; Enrique Bimstein, C.D.

Key words: dental education, child behavior guidance, pediatric dentistry

Submitted for publication 01/16/08; accepted 04/17/08

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a dental education component on dental students’ perceptions toward behavior guidance techniques in pediatric dentistry. A questionnaire was completed by seventy-three first-year dental students, before and after a course on human development and behavior guidance techniques in pediatric dentistry. The acceptability of behavior guidance techniques and situations in pediatric dentistry was scored with a visual analog scale before and after the course, compared, and evaluated in relation to demographic data. After the course, statistically significant increases (ANOVA) in the acceptability of aversive behavior guidance (voice control, hand over mouth, and immobilization), sedation, general anesthesia, and modeling were found. Statistically significant decreases (ANOVA) in acceptability were found in mentioning the possibility of pain during treatment and with a parent being in the clinic or talking with the child during treatment. Female or married students, those who had previously received dental treatment, or those who had a dentist in the family showed statistically significant changes that indicated more empathy toward the children. We conclude that undergraduate dental education may have a significant short-term influence on dental students’ perceptions of behavior guidance in pediatric dentistry.






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