A Comparative Study to evaluate Parent’s Ability to assess Dental Fear in their 6- to 10-year-old Children using Children’s Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale

AIM: Parental presence often provides unique challenge in dental operatory and is directly related to the quality dental treatment. The present study was done to investigate parent’s ability to assess dental anxiety of their 6- to 10-year-old child and to determine how parent’s and children’s fear assessments correlate with each other. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prior to dental treatment, 94 child-parent combinations were included to complete Children’s Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) questionnaire, and Frankl score was assigned to children during treatment by operator. RESULTS: Mean dental anxiety score reported by the children was 27.74, whereas by their parents was 39.64. There was a poor consistency of parents to predict their child dental fear (p < 0.05). Parents reported higher dental fear for their children. CONCLUSION: Parents assessment of their child’s fear may vary in accordance to factors, including their own dental fear. Such input may prevent dentists from establishing an accurate association with the child’s patient. How to cite this article: Malhotra R, Gandhi K, Kumar D, Ahuja S, Kapoor R, Sahni A. A Comparative Study to evaluate Parent’s Ability to assess Dental Fear in their 6- to 10-year-old Children using Children’s Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(3):205-209.