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Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study
(1) Background: The process of managing children at the emergency dental clinic (ER-C) is a difficult challenge. This matched case-control study assessed risk factors associated with children visiting the ER-C compared to visits at the regular dental clinic (RD-C). (2) Methods: The participants incl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673944 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021188 |
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author | Sabbagh, Heba Jafar Albeladi, Nuha Hamdi Altabsh, Nadeen Zouhair Bamashmous, Nada Othman |
author_facet | Sabbagh, Heba Jafar Albeladi, Nuha Hamdi Altabsh, Nadeen Zouhair Bamashmous, Nada Othman |
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description | (1) Background: The process of managing children at the emergency dental clinic (ER-C) is a difficult challenge. This matched case-control study assessed risk factors associated with children visiting the ER-C compared to visits at the regular dental clinic (RD-C). (2) Methods: The participants included 421 children aged three to 12 years who were recruited at the ER-C (cases) and RD-C (controls) at King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital, with each group matched for gender and age. A data-collection form was developed and validated in both Arabic and English, containing the following four sections: DMFT/dmft index, Frankl’s behaviour rating scale, Dental Neglect Scale, and Dental Care Barriers questionnaire. (3) Results: The ER-C (vs RD-C) group showed significantly more uncooperative behaviour (p = 0.002), a higher total mean dental neglect score (p = 0.003), and a higher dental barrier score (p < 0.001). Binary regression analysis showed that those making their first visit (AOR: 2.65, p < 0.001) and with higher dental barriers (AOR: 1.121, p < 0.001) were statistically significantly more associated with ER-C visitation. (4) Conclusion: These findings suggest that children who visit the ER-C are more prone to dental care barriers, uncooperative behaviour, and dental neglect, thus highlighting the importance of encouraging and planning their attendance to ensure optimal dental care. |
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spelling | pubmed-98586662023-01-21 Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study Sabbagh, Heba Jafar Albeladi, Nuha Hamdi Altabsh, Nadeen Zouhair Bamashmous, Nada Othman Int J Environ Res Public Health Article (1) Background: The process of managing children at the emergency dental clinic (ER-C) is a difficult challenge. This matched case-control study assessed risk factors associated with children visiting the ER-C compared to visits at the regular dental clinic (RD-C). (2) Methods: The participants included 421 children aged three to 12 years who were recruited at the ER-C (cases) and RD-C (controls) at King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital, with each group matched for gender and age. A data-collection form was developed and validated in both Arabic and English, containing the following four sections: DMFT/dmft index, Frankl’s behaviour rating scale, Dental Neglect Scale, and Dental Care Barriers questionnaire. (3) Results: The ER-C (vs RD-C) group showed significantly more uncooperative behaviour (p = 0.002), a higher total mean dental neglect score (p = 0.003), and a higher dental barrier score (p < 0.001). Binary regression analysis showed that those making their first visit (AOR: 2.65, p < 0.001) and with higher dental barriers (AOR: 1.121, p < 0.001) were statistically significantly more associated with ER-C visitation. (4) Conclusion: These findings suggest that children who visit the ER-C are more prone to dental care barriers, uncooperative behaviour, and dental neglect, thus highlighting the importance of encouraging and planning their attendance to ensure optimal dental care. MDPI 2023-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9858666/ /pubmed/36673944 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021188 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sabbagh, Heba Jafar Albeladi, Nuha Hamdi Altabsh, Nadeen Zouhair Bamashmous, Nada Othman Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study |
title | Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study |
title_full | Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study |
title_fullStr | Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study |
title_short | Risk Factors Associated with Children Receiving Treatment at Emergency Dental Clinics: A Case-Control Study |
title_sort | risk factors associated with children receiving treatment at emergency dental clinics: a case-control study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673944 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021188 |
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