TODENTJ-25-03-2019_TODENTJ-5-187 1553505296 Bentham Open doi@benthamopen.net Bentham Open The Open Dentistry Journal TODENTJ 1874-2106 12 2 2011 5 1 Elham Farokh Gisour Arash Bigdeli Parents play an important role in their childrens dental care and in their behavior during dental visits. Separating children from their parents during dental visits has been a challenging subject of debate for many years. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate parents’ attitudes about being present during their children’s visits to the dentist. The subjects for this cross-sectional study included 340 Iranian parents of five-10-year-old children who had been referred to dental clinics in Kerman, Iran. For this study, the parents of these children completed self-administered questionnaires. Results showed that 218 parents (64.1%) agreed with leaving the practice room during their child’s treatment, while 122 (35.9%) did not agree. The main reason expressed by 41.3% of the parents for leaving the practicing room was that the dentist would be better able to control the child if they were alone. Another reason, cited by 16.5% of the parents, was not wanting to see their child suffering, and 42.2% said they believed that their child would be better treated if they were not present. Most parents who were in agreement with leaving the practice room while their child was receiving dental care felt this would lead to a better treatment outcome. 12 2 2011 187 189 TODENTJ-5-187 1 10.2174/crossmark_policy opendentistryjournal.com benthamopen.com true Peer Reviewed Single blind Checked with iThenticate 2011-9-22 2011-10-10 2011-10-14 2011-12-2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 10.2174/1874210601105010187 1553505296 https://opendentistryjournal.com/VOLUME/5/PAGE/187/ https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TODENTJ-5-187/TODENTJ-5-187.xml Pediatr Dent Kamp AA 14 231 1992 Kamp AA. Parent child separation during dental care: a survey of parent's preference Pediatr Dent 1992; 14 (4 ) : 231-5. J Mich Dent Assoc Molinari GE 84 30 2002 Molinari GE, DeYoung AK. Non pharmacologic behavior management techniques used with pediatric dental patients J Mich Dent Assoc 2002; 84 (1 ) : 30-. J Mich Dent Assoc Molinari GE 86 30 2004 Molinari GE, DeYoung A. Parental presence and absence as a behavior management technique J Mich Dent Assoc 2004; 86 (1 ) : 30-. Wright DZ, Starkey PE, Cardner DE. Parent - child separation, in Managing childrens behavior in the dental office. CV: Mosby Co 1983; pp. 57-74. Pediatr Dent 2005 27 92 2006 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Affairs Committee: Behavior Management Subcomittee, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Council on Clinical Affairs: Committee on Behavior Guidance. Guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient Pediatr Dent 2005 2006; 27 (7 Suppl) : 92-100. Child Care Health Dev Piira T 31 233 2005 Piira T, Sugiura T, Champion GD, Donnelly N, Cole ASJ. The role of parental presence in the context of children's medical procedures: a systematic review Child Care Health Dev 2005; 31 (2 ) : 233-43. Saudi Dent J Abushal M 21 63 2009 Abushal M, Adenubi JO. Attitudes of Saudi parents toward separation from their children during dental treatment Saudi Dent J 2009; 21 : 63-7. J Oral Health Comm Dent Parashar V 4 52 2010 Parashar V. Parental presence during their Childs dental treatment J Oral Health Comm Dent 2010; 4 (3 ) : 52-4. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent Arathi R 17 150 1999 Arathi R, Ashwini R. Parental presence in the dental operatory - parent's point of view J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 1999; 17 (4 ) : 150-5. J Irish Dent Assoc Crowley E 51 23 2005 Crowley E, Whelton H, O'Mullane D, et al. Parents' preference as to whether they would like to accompany their child when receiving dental treatment - results from a national survey J Irish Dent Assoc 2005; 51 (1 ) : 23-4. Braz Dent J Peretz B 14 82 2003 Peretz B, Glaicher H, Ram D. Child-Management Techniques. are there differences in the way female and male pediatric dentists in Israel practice? Braz Dent J 2003; 14 (2 ) : 82-6. JQUMS Razavi Sh 13 81 2009 Razavi Sh, Purtaji B. Determining the behavior management techniques acceptance of mothers referred to the department of pediatric dentistry in Qaznin JQUMS 2009; 13 (3 ) : 81-6.