Journal article
Factors Associated With Parents' Perceptions of Their Infants' Oral Health Care
Journal of primary care & community health, Vol.7(3), pp.180-187
07/2016
DOI: 10.1177/2150131916630524
PMCID: PMC4891266
PMID: 26860440
Abstract
Parents have an important role ensuring their infants receive oral and medical health care. Their decisions affect the well-being of their children. This study used data collected from a longitudinal, prospective study with the aim of developing and validating a caries risk assessment tool. The objectives of this study are to (a) compare parents' perceptions of how well they do in taking care of the infants' teeth and/or gums versus how well they do in taking care of the infants' medical health and (b) determine factors associated with parental perceptions of how well they do in taking care of the infants' teeth and/or gums. A total of 1323 parent/infant pairs were enrolled in the study at Duke University, Indiana University, and the University of Iowa. Through a survey, 283 (21%) of the parents perceived they did an excellent job of both taking care of both the infant's oral and medical health, while 861 (65%) perceived the care of their infant's medical health was better than their care of the teeth and/or gums. In the multivariable model, parents who perceived they provided excellent/very good/good care for the infants' teeth and/or gums were more likely to brush the infant's teeth daily, use toothpaste daily, clean inside the infant's mouth and/or gums daily, and not let the infant have something other than water after brushing and prior to bedtime. Also, those with infants having Medicaid or State Insurance, parents not eating sugary snacks frequently, and parents getting dental checkups at least annually were likely to perceive that they provided excellent/very good/good care for their infant's teeth and/or gums. Parents who provide good infant oral health care are more likely to perceive they provide good care and more likely to have better personal dental health behaviors. This agrees with previous studies concerning older children.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Factors Associated With Parents' Perceptions of Their Infants' Oral Health Care
- Creators
- Jeanette M Daly - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA jeanette-daly@uiowa.eduSteven M Levy - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAYinghui Xu - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USARichard D Jackson - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USAGeorge J Eckert - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USABarcey T Levy - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAMargherita Fontana - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of primary care & community health, Vol.7(3), pp.180-187
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1177/2150131916630524
- PMID
- 26860440
- PMCID
- PMC4891266
- ISSN
- 2150-1327
- eISSN
- 2150-1327
- Grant note
- UL1 TR000006 / NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000442 / NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001108 / NCATS NIH HHS U01 DE021412 / NIDCR NIH HHS UL1 TR000433 / NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002529 / NCATS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2016
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983917779302771
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