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Fariha Fayyaz¹, Shariq Ali Khan¹, Muhammad Abdullah¹, Rizwan Saghir Chatha¹, Mariam Fatima² and Hira Asgher¹

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the degree of oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among parents and children. To determine the association between dental health and parental socio-demographic characteristics, children's tooth brushing, dental health care access, and barrier to health care.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Public Health, Azra Naheed Dental College / Superior University, Lahore from the period of one year November 2017 to November 2018.

Materials and Methods: The quantitative methods of observation were used in this cross-sectional research design. The dental assessment was carried out effectively by evaluating school children aged 5 to 15 years, and demographic data was also acquired with the assistance of the school administration at the time of the assessment. A study was undertaken in five special schools in Lahore's urban and periurban districts with five types of sensory impairment.

Results: In the frequency distribution test, parent/child knowledge, behavior, and oral health practices were analyzed. The correlation between important factors and dental diseases were analyzed with the Chi-square test. The tests were performed with version 22 of SPSS.

Conclusion: To promote the oral health of sensory impaired school-aged children, socioeconomic factors such as socioeconomic status, toothpaste availability, tooth brushing frequency, dental screening at school, and utilization to dental care evaluation and oral health knowledge of students and parents must be prioritized.

Key Words: Dental health, sensory impaired, socioeconomic status

Citation of article: Fayyaz F, Khan SA, Abdullah M, Chatha RS, Fatima M, Asgher H. Pattern of Dental Health Status Among Sensory Impaired Children of District Lahore: Influence of Parental Socioeconomic Status. Med Forum 2021;32(9):157-162