Scientific Abstracts of the 15th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD), Hamburg, Germany July
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Scientific Abstracts of the 15th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD), Hamburg, Germany July 3–4, 2020 European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry DOI 10.1007/s40368-020-00581-3
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Abstracts of Oral Presentations (O) O 1 Parent perspectives on a simple intervention to reduce child dental anxiety at their first hospital visit Tajmehr N*, Zaitoun H, Timms L, Knap R, Marshman Z Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom Aim To gain feedback from parents/carers about the value of a pre-operative letter and communication aid, Message to Dentist (MTD), in alleviating their child’s dental anxiety. Methods All new patients referred for assessment, within the paediatric dentistry clinic, were sent a hard copy MTD and introductory letter 6 weeks before their appointment (January, 2020). The MTD provided ‘tips’ for parents to help their child feel less worried about their dental visit. It also incorporated sections for children to: self-report their level of anxiety and anticipatory pain (scale 1–10); write down what they would/would not like to happen at their visit; provide children with ideas for improving the visit and prompt discussion about a reward. On arrival, parents and children completed a questionnaire seeking their views on this intervention. Results Responses were received from the parents/carers of 154 children aged 3–16 years (mean age = 8.3), 41% were from a minority ethnic group, and 67% were from areas of high deprivation. In terms of perceived value; 66% felt the MTD had reduced their child’s anxiety; 26% felt it had no effect (mainly because their child was not actually anxious), and 3% felt it had made their child more worried (by referring to ‘pain’). Overall, parents were very positive about the intervention, and felt it had stimulated conversations prior to the visit, allowing them to provide better support for their child. Conclusions Sending a pre-visit communication aid, designed to reduce dental anxiety, was found to be effective and well received by children and their parents.
O 2 Dental treatment with inhalation sedation ‘PROMs and PREMs’ in improving oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) Gillway DJ*, Ondhia A, Kandiah T Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS, United Kingdom Aim Inhalation sedation is commonly used to aid paediatric dental treatment and is an important pharmacological behavioural management tool. The use of patient-related outcome and experience measures (PROMs/PREMs) allows us to understand the changes in oral-healthrelated quality of life (OHRQoL) and therefore the effectiveness of this treatment modality. Methods Questionnaire developed focussed on OHRQoL including dental anxiety, time off school, and waking at night. Pre-sedation questionnaire (PROMS) completed by parent or guardian of patient (age under 16) undergoing dental treatment with inhalation sedation. One month following completion of treatment, post-sedation telephone questionnaire was undertaken (PROMS a
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