Research Article

Assessment of the Feelings and Attitudes of Children towards Their Dentist and Their Association with Oral Health

Table 1

Summary of the responses of the children to their previous dental experience.

QuestionsResponseNumber (%)

Have you been to a dentist before?Yes185 (92.5)
No15 (7.5)

How did you feel during dental treatment?Liked it143 (71.5)
Do not like it42 (28.5)

Is there a physician in your family?Yes13 (6.5)
No187 (93.5)

How did your sibling feel when he/she visited a dentistLiked it52 (26)
Did not like it148 (74)