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Selahbarzin B, ِDarabian S, Shahivand M. Survey of the level of awareness of parents of 6-12-year-old children in Khorramabad schools about fissure sealants in the academic year 2021. J Dent Med-tums 2026; 39 : 16
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1- Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
2- PhD student in Epidemiology, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
3- Dental Student, Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
2- PhD student in Epidemiology, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
3- Dental Student, Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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Background and Aims: Many oral health problems, including tooth decay mostly begin in childhood. Since decay in pits and fissures accounts for a higher percentage, it is of great importance to expand fissure sealant therapy, raise awareness and parents' attitudes towards preventive methods, especially fluoride and fissure sealant therapy. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the awareness of parents of 6-12 year old children in Khorramabad city in Iran about the fissure sealant method for preventing tooth decay.
Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive-analytical. In this study, 601 parents of 6-12 year old children in Khorramabad schools were evaluated using cluster sampling in the academic year 2021. The designed questionnaire included demographic information and questions that estimated the level of parental awareness about fissure sealants. Then, data were analyzed by the SPSS version 23 software and Pearson correlation, ANOVA, and T-test statistical tests.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 40.54 ± 8.09. 339 of the subjects had a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.3% of parents had a good level of knowledge. In this study, a statistically significant relationship was observed between the knowledge score and the variables of education level (P<0.02), oral hygiene education history (P<0.001), and time of visiting the dentist (P<0.05). However, no significant relationship was observed between the age, parental relationship, and economic status (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the awareness score of most of the individuals participated in the study was low about fissure sealants, especially in the individuals with low level of education or no education. Therefore, more attention and serious attempts should be done to increase the parental awareness in this regard.
Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive-analytical. In this study, 601 parents of 6-12 year old children in Khorramabad schools were evaluated using cluster sampling in the academic year 2021. The designed questionnaire included demographic information and questions that estimated the level of parental awareness about fissure sealants. Then, data were analyzed by the SPSS version 23 software and Pearson correlation, ANOVA, and T-test statistical tests.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 40.54 ± 8.09. 339 of the subjects had a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.3% of parents had a good level of knowledge. In this study, a statistically significant relationship was observed between the knowledge score and the variables of education level (P<0.02), oral hygiene education history (P<0.001), and time of visiting the dentist (P<0.05). However, no significant relationship was observed between the age, parental relationship, and economic status (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the awareness score of most of the individuals participated in the study was low about fissure sealants, especially in the individuals with low level of education or no education. Therefore, more attention and serious attempts should be done to increase the parental awareness in this regard.
Article number: 16
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