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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice amongst General Dentists Regarding Dental Pain Perception in Children.

Divya Subramanyam, Deepa Gurunathan

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Divya SubramanyamDepartment of Pedodontics, Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospital, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
Deepa GurunathanDepartment of Pedodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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aimThe objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice among general dentists regarding perception of dental pain in children. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 208 general dentists in a dental hospital in Chennai. A self-constructed questionnaire was distributed to the dental practitioners, which comprised 23 closed-ended questions. The data were entered and analyzed for frequency and percentages by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21.

resultsResults showed that most of the dentists (46%) treated less than five children per week and were having less than 2 years of experience (47%). Seventy one percent of the dentists felt that they did not feel prepared to identify a child with dental pain, and 57% of the dentists had less than two years of experience.

conclusionMost of the dentists did not feel prepared to identify the children with dental pain. Measures should be introduced to train the general dental practitioners in identifying pain perception in children so as to achieve effective behavior management of children. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Subramanyam D, Gurunathan D. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice amongst General Dentists Regarding Dental Pain Perception in Children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(3):207-210.

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