Is It Mum or the Dad? Parental Factors That Influence the Use and Acceptance of Fluoride Varnish among Parents in Eastern Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Factors associated with fluoride varnish (FV) previous application/use among the study participants.

Knowledge about FV		Applied FV before
		Yes (%)	No (%)	value
Knowledge about the uses of fluoride varnish	Reducing tooth decay	39.9	60.1	0.0001
	Reducing the sensitivity of teeth	19.6	80.4
	Teeth whitening	7.2	92.8
	Helps with dental growth	16.7	83.3
	I don’t know	6.1	93.9
Knowledge about dentition eligible for varnish application	Temporary/milk teeth	35.1	64.9	0.0001
	Permanent teeth	13.8	86.2
	Both permanent and temporary	38.7	61.3
	I don’t know	7.2	92.8
Knowledge about regular dental visits	Every 6 months	34.9	65.1	0.0001
	Every 12 months	27.3	72.7
	When there is a complaint	8.8	91.2
	I don’t know	11.4	88.6
Child oral health as perceived by parents	Good	28.0	72.0	0.014
	Acceptable	22.0	78.0
	Bad	6.5	93.5
Parents and child satisfied with the experience	Yes	77.9	22.1	0.0001
	No	10.2	89.8
	May be	11.5	88.5
Willingness to apply it	Yes	3.6	96.4	0.001^∗
	No	46.4	53.6
	May be	4.6	95.4
Dental visits stressful	Yes	22.1	77.9	0.014
	No	29.0	71.0
	Not sure	14.5	85.5