Dental professionals who are still looking for a good New Year’s resolution may want to consider putting providing practical, approachable instructions on children’s oral health habits at the top of the list. A new qualitative study from the Netherlands reveals that while parents know the importance of oral health, they are often desiring more when it comes to motivation and information on their children’s oral health care needs – something dental professionals can help provide.
The research, as reported by dental professional Web site DrBicuspid.com, indicates that the focus-group-driven, qualitative study was conducted to better understand parents’ perspectives on oral hygiene habits.
“The current study demonstrated that many parents in the focus groups possessed sufficient oral health knowledge and motivation but they still reported many barriers to adhere to the advice,” wrote Denise Duijster, Maddelon de Jong-Lenters and colleagues from the University of Amsterdam and VU University. “This suggests that where parents accept preventive health messages, many need support in implementing them.”
The study sought out parents from varying socioeconomic backgrounds, geographical regions and ethnic backgrounds, all with children around seven-years-old. A total of 39 parents participated.
Findings showed that a common request from parents was to receive tailored and practical tips to help implement healthy dental behaviors in their child. Although many parents considered dental professionals to be the main providers of oral health support, they felt dental teams spent little time teaching parents about oral health care and tooth decay prevention. The study also found that parents perceived twice-daily tooth brushing to be the norm, and that Turkish and Moroccan parents that participated in the study were not concerned about the child’s diet as they did not believe consuming sugary foods and drinks could damage teeth.
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