Open AccessParental attitude and awareness toward preventive dentistry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Sultan A Almalki,
Majed Almutairi,
Abdulmajeed Mohammed Alotaibi,
Ahmed Saleh Almutairi,
Lafi Muqbil ALbudayri,
Ramzi Zayed Almutairi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_708_20
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , dentistry , family income , preventive care , oral health , population , health care , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Preventive oral health of a child is dependent on the parental knowledge toward caries control, care of deciduous tooth, use of space maintainers for malocclusion, and utilization of various procedures available for preventing oral diseases by oral health professionals. This study was aimed to assess the attitude and awareness of preventive dentistry among parents residing in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.