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The Influence of Parenting Style and Body Mass Index on Dental Restorative Visit Behavior

Carstens, Richard A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1433494544

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2015, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
The influence of parenting style and body mass index on dental restorative visit behavior, Carstens R, Kumar A, Casamassimo P, McTigue D, Coury, D (Nationwide Childrens Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH) Purpose: Determine if behavior at restorative visits is related to parenting styles and BMI ranges. Methods: Guardians of 3-6 year-olds presenting at six private pediatric dental offices in central Ohio completed a demographic questionnaire and a validated 32-question parenting style survey (Primary Caregivers Practice Report-short form). A calibrated examiner completed a validated instrument evaluating patient behavior using a Frankl like scale at 8 steps during treatment. Appointments required use of local anesthesia. Dental providers rated the overall appointment as a success or failure and whether they would consider advanced behavior techniques at subsequent visits. Results: Sample was 146 subjects. Dentists rated 97% of all visits successful. 144 parents were deemed authoritative in style and just 1 authoritarian and 1 permissive. Negative behavior of Frankl scores - or -/- occurred in 26% of patients and was most often observed during local anesthetic administration (21.2% of all administration). One way ANOVA demonstrated that permissive score average had a significant association with more negative behavior (p value: 0.0043). Non-linear mixed model with a logit link function showed those patients greater than the 85th percentile were more likely to behave poorly with time over the course of the appointment (p-value: 0.0422). Television exposure was shown to be the best overall predictor of negative behavior in the dental setting based on chi squared analysis (p value: 0.0307). Conclusion: Parenting style as defined in our research model did not have a relationship with behavior or BMI. Most dental treatment was completed successfully. Overweight, obese, and those children exposed to greater than 3 hours of television daily are more likely to demonstrate poor behavior.
Ashok Kumar, D.D.S., M.S. (Advisor)
Paul Casamassimo, D.D.S., M.S. (Committee Member)
Dennis McTigue, D.D.S., M.S. (Committee Member)
Daniel Coury, M.D. (Committee Member)
Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel (Other)
67 p.
Dentistry

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  • Carstens, R. A. (2015). The Influence of Parenting Style and Body Mass Index on Dental Restorative Visit Behavior [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1433494544

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Carstens, Richard. The Influence of Parenting Style and Body Mass Index on Dental Restorative Visit Behavior. 2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1433494544.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Carstens, Richard. "The Influence of Parenting Style and Body Mass Index on Dental Restorative Visit Behavior." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1433494544

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