Nivel de conocimiento en salud bucal : padres de niños 5 -10 años. Clínica UCSG. Semestre A 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: parents are responsible for oral health at home, they determine if their children perform a preventive oral hygiene, the level of knowledge of them about oral hygiene influences the health of their children, ignorance exposes them to dental diseases as decay and gingivitis. Objective: determine the level of knowledge of parents about preventive measures for oral health care in their children. A descriptive, cross-sectional and observational research was carried out, evaluating the knowledge through a survey applied to parents of children from 5 to 10 years of age, attended in the Dental Clinic of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil during the semester A-2018.Material and methods: a structured questionnaire of 20 questions was applied to 100 parents who met the inclusion criteria. The level of knowledge about oral health was analyzed according to the age and educational level of the father / mother. Results: the present study revealed a correct knowledge about dental caries of 48.6%; on oral health prevention measures of 57.8%; on cariogenic diet of 70.4% and on hygiene of 68.8% which gives us as a result 61.4% in the general level of knowledge of parents. Discussion: Coupe and Garcia (2015) in their study determine a 42.6% of good knowledge in oral health among parents over 25 years.