Dentists’ Approaches to Children and Current Basic Behavior Management Guideline: A Review

Abstract

Behavior guidance techniques are psychological techniques for creating a positive dental attitude in the child, performed by the dentist and dental staff so that pediatric patients can be treated effectively and adequately. It is aimed at strengthening the child’s coping skills, completing the dental treatment in a willing and accepting way, and reducing the child’s perception of dental interventions as a dangerous situation by applying different behavior management techniques. When the current literature and clinical guidelines on the subject are examined, it has been seen that new non-pharmacological behavior management techniques that can be used in pediatric dentistry have been defined. The purpose of this review is to provide a guide for updated behavior management techniques that can be used by dentists during the treatment of pediatric patients and in atraumatic treatment sessions.

Keywords

• Clinical Practice Guideline
• Child Behavior
• Pediatric Dentistry

References

1. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry. Chicago, III. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. 2021:306-324. google scholar
2. Uzunçıbuk H, Öztaş SE. In vitro evaluation of the effects of different chemical solvent agents on shear bond strength of ceramic orthodontic brackets. Turkish Journal of Orthodontics 2023;36(1):54. google scholar
3. Nash DA. Engaging children’s cooperation in the dental environment through effective communication. Pediatr Dent 2006;28(5):455-459. google scholar
4. Wurster CA, Weinstein P, Cohen AJ. Communication patterns in pedodontics. Percept Mot Skills 1979;48(1):159-166. google scholar
5. Padalka A, Trufanova V, Polishchuk T, Kostenko V, Sheshukova O. Communication and interpersonal skills in practice of pediatric dentistry. World of Medicine and Biology 2018;2(64):213-216. google scholar
6. Alsaadoon AM, Sulimany AM, Hamdan HM, Murshid EZ. The use of a dental storybook as a dental anxiety reduction medium among pediatric patients: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Children-Basel 2022;9(3)328. google scholar
7. Karekar P, Bijle MN, Walimbe H. Effect of three behavior guidance techniques on anxiety indicators of children undergoing diagnosis and preventive dental care. J Clin Pediatr Dent 2019;43(3):167-172. google scholar
8. Guinot F, Viroles M, Lluch C, Costa AL, Veloso A. Comparison of Spanish and Portuguese parental acceptance of behavior management techniques in Pediatric Dentistry. J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021;45(4):247-252. google scholar

9. Muhammad S, Shyama M, Al-Mutawa SA. Parental attitude toward behavioral management techniques in dental practice with schoolchildren in Kuwait. Med Princ Pract 2011;20(4):350-355. google scholar
10. Hashemi ES, Amirabadi F, Jami ME. Evaluation of parental acceptance of different behavior management techniques in Pediatric Dentistry, Zahedan, Iran. Int J Pediatr (Mashhad) 2021;9(2):13103-13111. google scholar
11. Al-Jobair AM, Al-Mutairi MA. Saudi dental students’ perceptions of pediatric behavior guidance techniques. BMC Med Educ 2015;15120. google scholar
12. Heidari A, Hamrah MH, Shahrabi MS. Attitude of children’s parents towards behavioral control techniques in dentistry. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Med Dent 2021;25(4):472-496. google scholar
13. Pinkham J, Paterson J. Voice control: An old technique reexamined. ASDC J Dent Child 1985;52(3):199-202. google scholar
14. Weishuhn D, Scully A, Amini H, Salzmann L, Boynton JR. Contemporary predoctoral paediatric behaviour guidance education in the United States and Canada. Eur J Dent Educ 2022;26(1):85-92. google scholar
15. El-Sharkawi HF, El-Housseiny AA, Aly AM. Effectiveness of new distraction technique on pain associated with injection of local anesthesia for children. Pediatr Dent 2012;34(2):35E-38E. google scholar
16. Kharouba J, Peretz B, Blumer S. The effect of television distraction versus Tell-Show-Do as behavioral management techniques in children undergoing dental treatments. Quintessence Int 2020;51(6):486-494. google scholar
17. Pickrell JE, Heima M, Weinstein P, et al. Using memory restructuring strategy to enhance dental behaviour. Int J Paediatr Dent 2007;17(6):439-448. google scholar
18. Kumari S, Bahuguna R, Garg N, Yeluri R. Immersive and non-immersive virtual reality distraction on pain perception to intraoral injections. J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021;45(6):389-394. google scholar
19. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. 2015:185-198. google scholar
20. Cai J, Habib D, Bedos C, Santos BFd. Parents’ perceptions regarding the effectiveness of dental desensitization for children with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatr Dent 2022;44(3):192-197. google scholar
21. Sabbagh HJ, Sijini OT. Parental preference for parental separation and their satisfaction regarding their children dental treatment in pediatric dental clinics in Saudi Arabia. Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry 2020;10(1):116-123. google scholar
22. de Castro AM, de Oliveira FS, Novaes MSD, Ferreira DCA. Behavior guidance techniques in Pediatric Dentistry: attitudes of parents of children with disabilities and without disabilities. Spec Care Dentist 2013;33(5):213-217. google scholar
23. Charowski M, Wells MH, Dormois L, Fernandez JA, Scarbecz M, Maclin M. A randomized controlled pilot study examining effects of animal assisted therapy in children undergoing sealant placement. Pediatr Dent 2021;43(1):10-16. google scholar