Introduction
Over the past 30 years, the position of children in society has changed with increasing recognition of children’s rights and the need to involve them in decisions about their education, social and health care. As more weight has been given to the rights and views of the child, there has been a shift from research on children to research with children and the adoption of the concept of child-centered research, which has been summarized as: a) regarding children as competent and reflexive in reporting their own experiences; b) giving children a voice and taking seriously what they say; and c) rather than researching on children, working for and with them1. The majority of research conducted on children is composed of quantitative …show more content…
A high agreement level of 99% was achieved between them while rating. Drawings and short descriptions of each child, before and after a dental treatment was compared.
On rating of pre-dental treatment drawing sheets, it was found that the majority of the drawings (80%) were irrelevant, which didn’t show anything related to the dentist or dental treatment. Few children (5%) drew pictures having a mix of relevant and irrelevant items and those were considered as neutral. Some children (15%) drew relevant pictures. Most of the children (90%) gave a neutral description about the dentist and dental treatment. Approximately 5% of the children have written only one line. Post dental treatment drawing sheets showed that the majority of the drawings (92%) were relevant. The number of children who drew mixed and irrelevant pictures was very small (8%). Approximately 75% of the subjects gave a positive description and about 20% of the children described the dentist and dental treatment as negative. A fewer number of children (5%) remained neutral. Most of the children were cooperative and eager to participate. The overall dropout rate (1.65%) was remarkably small (discontinued dental treatment) and it had negligible effect on the …show more content…
After dental treatment, the majority of children changed their perception in favor of dentistry.
Works Cited
1. Marshman Z, Hall MJ. Oral health research with children. Int J Pediatr Dent 2008; 18: 235 – 42.
2. Puura A, Puura K, Rorarius M, Annila P, Viitanen H, Baer G. Children’s drawings as a measure of anxiety level: a clinical pilot study. Paediatr Anaesth 2005; 15(3): 190-193.
3. Carroll MK, Ryan-Wenger NA. School-age children’s fears, anxiety, and human figure drawings. J Pediatr Health Care 1999; 13(1): 24-31.
4. Fleming JW, Holmes S, Stephens L. Color drawings: a means of identifying problems in children. J Natl Black Nurses Assoc 1988; 3(1): 36-44.
5. Aminabadi NA, Ghoreishizadeh A, Ghoreishizadeh M, Oskouei SG. Can drawing be considered a projective measure for children's distress in paediatric dentistry. Int J Pediatr Dent 2011; 21: 1 – 12
6. Taylor D, Roth G, Mayberry W. Children’s drawings about dentistry. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1976; 4(1):
Over the past 30 years, the position of children in society has changed with increasing recognition of children’s rights and the need to involve them in decisions about their education, social and health care. As more weight has been given to the rights and views of the child, there has been a shift from research on children to research with children and the adoption of the concept of child-centered research, which has been summarized as: a) regarding children as competent and reflexive in reporting their own experiences; b) giving children a voice and taking seriously what they say; and c) rather than researching on children, working for and with them1. The majority of research conducted on children is composed of quantitative …show more content…
A high agreement level of 99% was achieved between them while rating. Drawings and short descriptions of each child, before and after a dental treatment was compared.
On rating of pre-dental treatment drawing sheets, it was found that the majority of the drawings (80%) were irrelevant, which didn’t show anything related to the dentist or dental treatment. Few children (5%) drew pictures having a mix of relevant and irrelevant items and those were considered as neutral. Some children (15%) drew relevant pictures. Most of the children (90%) gave a neutral description about the dentist and dental treatment. Approximately 5% of the children have written only one line. Post dental treatment drawing sheets showed that the majority of the drawings (92%) were relevant. The number of children who drew mixed and irrelevant pictures was very small (8%). Approximately 75% of the subjects gave a positive description and about 20% of the children described the dentist and dental treatment as negative. A fewer number of children (5%) remained neutral. Most of the children were cooperative and eager to participate. The overall dropout rate (1.65%) was remarkably small (discontinued dental treatment) and it had negligible effect on the …show more content…
After dental treatment, the majority of children changed their perception in favor of dentistry.
Works Cited
1. Marshman Z, Hall MJ. Oral health research with children. Int J Pediatr Dent 2008; 18: 235 – 42.
2. Puura A, Puura K, Rorarius M, Annila P, Viitanen H, Baer G. Children’s drawings as a measure of anxiety level: a clinical pilot study. Paediatr Anaesth 2005; 15(3): 190-193.
3. Carroll MK, Ryan-Wenger NA. School-age children’s fears, anxiety, and human figure drawings. J Pediatr Health Care 1999; 13(1): 24-31.
4. Fleming JW, Holmes S, Stephens L. Color drawings: a means of identifying problems in children. J Natl Black Nurses Assoc 1988; 3(1): 36-44.
5. Aminabadi NA, Ghoreishizadeh A, Ghoreishizadeh M, Oskouei SG. Can drawing be considered a projective measure for children's distress in paediatric dentistry. Int J Pediatr Dent 2011; 21: 1 – 12
6. Taylor D, Roth G, Mayberry W. Children’s drawings about dentistry. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1976; 4(1):