Role of Parent in Behavior Guidance of Children in Dental Operatory: Current Trends

Parental factors have an important role in the behavior of the child in the dental clinic. These factors include parent-child relationship, parental dental anxiety, parental attitudes and perceptions regarding child’s behavior in the dental clinic, parent’s past dental experiences, parental presence in the dental operatory during treatment. Understanding the ways in which parent influences behavior will help the dentist in behavior guidance of the child during dental treatment. Parent should be a partner in the behavior guidance of the child, whose role should be guided by the dentist.