ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2025
Mothers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Concerning Their Kindergarten Children's Oral Health: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Awareness and attitudes of parents towards pediatric dentistry and children's oral health: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
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objectivesTo evaluate the level of oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among a group of mothers with kindergarten (KG) children aged 3-5 years toward their own and their children's oral health and assess its influence on their children's oral health status. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The sample was selected randomly from public and private KGs in Jeddah. Self-administrated questionnaires were distributed to the mothers of KG schoolchildren aged 3-5 years, which contained translated and validated Mothers' Behavior Questionnaire about their own oral health behaviors, Mothers' Attitude Questionnaire about their children's oral health, and Mothers' Knowledge Questionnaire about their children's oral health. The oral health of the KG school children was examined to determine the decayed, missed, and filled index (dmft).
resultsA total of 461 child-mother pairs completed the study. The mean values of dmft were 5.41 ± 4.81. The children's oral health (dental caries) and the mothers' oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were significantly associated with KG type (public vs. private), mothers' age, mothers' education, and family income. A multiple linear regression model indicated that younger mothers (< 30-40 years), highly educated mothers, high family income, and mothers with higher knowledge scores were significantly associated with lower dmft scores.
conclusionsMothers whose children attended private KGs exhibited better oral health-related attitudes, habits, and knowledge. School type, mother's age, mother's education level, and monthly income were factors that strongly impacted the behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge of the mothers. Dental caries was lower among children whose mothers were young, well-educated, from high family income families, and had higher knowledge related to oral health. Implementing targeted educational programs for mothers, particularly those with lower educational attainment and from low-income backgrounds, is essential for enhancing the oral health of children in kindergarten age.
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