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May 24, 2026CureusOpen Access

Knowledge and Awareness of Children’s Oral Health Among Parents in Taif, Saudi Arabia

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MAMohammed A. AlzubaidiBSBandar S. ShukrFAFahad Saeed Algahtani

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Overview

Cross-sectional study assesses parental knowledge of children's oral health, suggesting socioeconomic impact on awareness.

Key Points

  • Assess parental knowledge and awareness of children's oral health and identify demographic factors influencing preventive practices.
  • Cross-sectional study design
  • Self-administered Arabic questionnaire distributed electronically
  • Data analysis included descriptive and inferential statistics
  • Overall mean oral health knowledge score was 5.38 ± 1.77 out of 10
  • High awareness of oral-systemic health links (94.9%) and fluoride role in caries prevention (70.7%)
  • Significant associations with awareness found for monthly income (p = 0.023) and employment status (p = 0.004; 0.006)

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Alzubaidi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12958948a0ea1665671a0chttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109370
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