Ethnic and language influence on parents' perception of paediatric behaviour management techniques. Issue 3 (24th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Theriot, Adrien L.; Gomez, Laura; Chang, Chieh‐Ting; Badger, Gary R.; Herbert, Amy‐Kristina; Cardenas Vasquez, Juan M.; Cardenas, Antonio D.; Chiquet, Brett T.
• Is Part Of: International journal of paediatric dentistry. Volume 29:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 301
• Page End: 309
• Publication Date: 2019-01-24
• Subjects: behaviour management techniques -- ethnic -- language -- parental preference; Pedodontics -- Periodicals; 617.645
• DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12462
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0960-7439

Abstract

Abstract : Background: Parental preference for various behaviour management techniques (BMTs) used in paediatric dentistry has been shown to be influenced by many factors, including ethnicity. Aim: To measure parental acceptability of BMTs used in paediatric dentistry and how it is influenced by ethnicity and language. Design: Parents of patients presenting to a paediatric dentistry residency clinic in Houston, Texas, USA or Medellín, Colombia watched ten video BMT vignettes and rated their acceptance on a visual analog scale (VAS). Participants were categorized into six groups based on language, ethnicity, and country of residence. Results: Parental acceptance of BMTs was affected by language, ethnicity, and country of residence ( P = 2.2 × 10 −16 ). Ethnic groups in the USA had a mean overall acceptance rate of all BMTs. Colombians rated all BMTs less acceptable than the US cohorts ( P < 0.05), with the exception of voice control, which Colombians rate less acceptable than English‐speaking Caucasians and Spanish‐speaking Hispanics in the USA ( P < 0.05). The Colombian population were not accepting of conscious sedation, nitrous oxide, general anaesthesia, and protective stabilization. Conclusions: Parents from different ethnic groups express different preferences in BMTs. Parents continue to prefer noninvasive techniques over pharmacologic and advanced techniques, with the exception of voice control.