Ebeveynlerin pedodonti konusundaki tutumu nedir?

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the educational status of the parents who applied to the pediatric dentistry clinic and their approach to children’s oral-den- tal health. Methods: Questionnaire form with 8 question was used for parents. 226 parents which were selected randomly were included to the study. All parents gave their verbal assent to participation and infor- mation about questionnaire was given to them. The data were ana- lyzed by using chi-square tests. Results: The mean age for the mothers was 34,9, for the fathers was 39, for their children was 8,6. There was significant difference search for ‘parents education status and who referred you to the pediatric dentistry clinic?’ (p<0.05). The relationship between the frequency of tooth brushing and educational status of the parents was different statistically (p<0.05). However, there were no statisti- cally different among the educational status of the parents and the first time to buy toothbrush for child, type of toothpaste. Educational status of the parents does no effect on ‘the necessity of the treatment of primary teeth’ (p>0.05). Conclusions: This questionnaire revealed that most of the parents prefer the pediatric dentistry clinic of faculty to treat their children’s teeth due to the existense of specialist doctor. In addition to this, it was noticed that the parents should be informed about their chil- dren’s oral hygiene.