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Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study
BACKGROUND: Primary precautionary approaches for oral health is an essential tool concerning public health, as dental caries is one of the eminently prevailing chronic diseases among children across the globe. As pediatricians and pediatric healthcare professionals are more likely to encounter child...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9973115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36865720 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2443 |
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author | Reddy, Sushma Mudhi Shaik, Naseemoon Pudi, Sriharsha Yennavaram, Vijay Kumar Kotha, Arpitha Avidapu, Rajashekhar |
author_facet | Reddy, Sushma Mudhi Shaik, Naseemoon Pudi, Sriharsha Yennavaram, Vijay Kumar Kotha, Arpitha Avidapu, Rajashekhar |
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description | BACKGROUND: Primary precautionary approaches for oral health is an essential tool concerning public health, as dental caries is one of the eminently prevailing chronic diseases among children across the globe. As pediatricians and pediatric healthcare professionals are more likely to encounter children when compared to general dentists, it is crucial for them to be acquainted with possible risk factors and diseases occurring in early childhood. Therefore, it is highly advocated to take necessary steps at an initial stage to help promote pragmatic results during childhood and succeeding adulthood phases. OBJECTIVES: The pediatrician's attitude toward dental health and his dental screening, counseling, and referral practices. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in the Hyderabad district, following area sampling on a sample of 200 child healthcare professionals, as calculated based on a pilot study. A definitive and validated questionnaire was used for the collection of data, and pediatric health professionals were approached in their workplaces. RESULTS: About 44.5% of pediatricians usually check teeth during routine tongue and throat examinations. Around 59.5% of them suspect cavities when the child looks undernourished. A total of >80% of them voted that oral health cannot be neglected, as it is an integral part of a child's general health and dental screening, and referral at regular intervals of time is their responsibility. Only 8.5% advised fluoridated toothpaste, whereas only 62.5% counseled parents on the dental ill effects of nighttime bottle-feeding and digit sucking. CONCLUSION: Although all the pediatricians had appropriate attitudes toward oral health, they were not put into action by many. DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE: Pediatricians play a vital role as potential partners in the oral health promotion of children and their families. A pediatric primary care provider's regular screening, counseling, and referral would help his/her patients in getting the right treatment done at the right time. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Reddy SM, Shaik N, Pudi S, et al. Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2022;15(5):591-595. |
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spelling | pubmed-99731152023-03-01 Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study Reddy, Sushma Mudhi Shaik, Naseemoon Pudi, Sriharsha Yennavaram, Vijay Kumar Kotha, Arpitha Avidapu, Rajashekhar Int J Clin Pediatr Dent Original Research BACKGROUND: Primary precautionary approaches for oral health is an essential tool concerning public health, as dental caries is one of the eminently prevailing chronic diseases among children across the globe. As pediatricians and pediatric healthcare professionals are more likely to encounter children when compared to general dentists, it is crucial for them to be acquainted with possible risk factors and diseases occurring in early childhood. Therefore, it is highly advocated to take necessary steps at an initial stage to help promote pragmatic results during childhood and succeeding adulthood phases. OBJECTIVES: The pediatrician's attitude toward dental health and his dental screening, counseling, and referral practices. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in the Hyderabad district, following area sampling on a sample of 200 child healthcare professionals, as calculated based on a pilot study. A definitive and validated questionnaire was used for the collection of data, and pediatric health professionals were approached in their workplaces. RESULTS: About 44.5% of pediatricians usually check teeth during routine tongue and throat examinations. Around 59.5% of them suspect cavities when the child looks undernourished. A total of >80% of them voted that oral health cannot be neglected, as it is an integral part of a child's general health and dental screening, and referral at regular intervals of time is their responsibility. Only 8.5% advised fluoridated toothpaste, whereas only 62.5% counseled parents on the dental ill effects of nighttime bottle-feeding and digit sucking. CONCLUSION: Although all the pediatricians had appropriate attitudes toward oral health, they were not put into action by many. DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE: Pediatricians play a vital role as potential partners in the oral health promotion of children and their families. A pediatric primary care provider's regular screening, counseling, and referral would help his/her patients in getting the right treatment done at the right time. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Reddy SM, Shaik N, Pudi S, et al. Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2022;15(5):591-595. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9973115/ /pubmed/36865720 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2443 Text en Copyright © 2022; The Author(s). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/© The Author(s). 2022 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and non-commercial reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Reddy, Sushma Mudhi Shaik, Naseemoon Pudi, Sriharsha Yennavaram, Vijay Kumar Kotha, Arpitha Avidapu, Rajashekhar Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study |
title | Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study |
title_full | Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study |
title_short | Assessing the Pediatricians’ Role in Improving Young Children's Oral Health in Telangana State: A Cross-sectional Study |
title_sort | assessing the pediatricians’ role in improving young children's oral health in telangana state: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9973115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36865720 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2443 |
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