@phdthesis{AlZoubi2018, author = {Lana Al Zoubi}, title = {Parental acceptance of advanced behavior management techniques in pediatric dentistry}, journal = {Akzeptanz fortgeschrittener Techniken zum Verhaltensmanagement in der Kinderzahnheilkunde durch die Eltern}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-27545}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Abstract Background: Behavior management techniques (BMT) are essential in order to achieve a successful dental treatment with a minimum amount of stress in paediatric dentistry, but parents are not equally accepting different advanced BMT. Purpose: To investigate the differences in parental acceptance of advanced behavior management techniques between University of Greifswald/Germany and Jordan University/Jordan. Methods: Parents of the children treated in the pedodontic departments at the University of Greifswald/Germany and Jordan University/Jordan rated their acceptance level of four advanced behavior management techniques (passive restraint, active restraint, nitrous oxide sedation and general anesthesia) for normal treatment, and for urgent treatment using a five points Likert scale. 200 parents (100 in each university) completed the questionnaire forms for analysis. Results: Nitrous oxide sedation was rated the most accepted technique in Greifswald and Jordan (mean 3.78±1.34; 3.22±1.50, respectively). The least acceptable technique in Greifswald was passive restraint (2.05±1.18) and in Jordan general anesthesia (2.11±1.30). The parents in Greifswald are significantly more accepting nitrous oxide sedation than parents in Jordan (p=0.010), while parents in Jordan are significantly more willing to accept passive restraint (p=0.001). The acceptance of all advanced behavior management techniques increased significantly in both groups when the treatment is urgent (p≤0.05), Conclusions: Parental culture and the urgency of the treatment affect the acceptance to different behavior management techniques. Moreover, the parental attitude to the pharmacological technique has changed, as nitrous oxide sedation generally appears to be the most preferred advanced technique in both groups.}, language = {en} }