1PG Student, ITS Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Reader, ITS Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Studies & Technologies, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Email: drjyotisingh134@gmail.com
Online published on 23 June, 2017.
Fear to visit the dentist is a common observation in adults & children.
To study the relationship between dental fear and oral health behaviour of 12 and 15 years old school children of Muradnagar, Ghaziabad.
Two Hundred school going children aged 12 and 15 years were evaluated for children's fear survey schedule dental subscale (CFSS-DS) and oral health behaviour by a questionnaire. Level of dental fear was assessed on 5-point likert scale from 1 “not afraid at all” to 5 “very afraid” covering 15 items and their behaviour towards oral health. Data analysis was done by SPSS version 18.
Out of 200 respondents, 142 were boys & 58 were girls.7 had scores equal to or greater than 38 & were classified as having “high dental fear”. High dental fear was present among girls and was found absent among boys.
Reported association between oral health behaviour and dental fear should not be overlooked by the dentist for children.
Dental Anxiety, Dental Fear, Oral Health, School Children
