The emotional state of parents toward their children undergoing treatment at the

RSGM Baiturrahmah Department of Children's Dental Health

Rana atikah*, Sri Pandu Utami**,
*Student, FKG Universitas Baiturrahmah, Padang
**Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Gigi Anak, FKG Universitas Baiturrahmah, Padang
Email: Rana.atikah97@gmail.com, panduutamidrg@yahoo.co.id

KEYWORDS: ABSTRACT
Dental and emotional Fear and anxiety in children during dental treatment is not
support a novel occurrence in dentistry. Children's fear of dentists
makes it difficult for them to deliver the best possible care.
As a result, it is critical for dentists to develop positive
connections with patients, and parents must play an
essential part in giving a sense of security for children
during dental hygiene. The goal of the research was to find
out how parents felt about their children during dental
treatment. This is a descriptive study employing a cross-
sectional approach. Patients aged 3-6 years who received
treatment at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, RSGM
Baiturrahmah, between December 2019 and February 2020
were included in the study, with a total of 40 patients.
Purposive sampling is used in this study, and data is
collected via a questionnaire. According to the findings, the
majority of respondents (42.5%) had a moderate emotional
level, while the majority of those (57.5%) had a high
emotional level. The survey found that many parents are
still concerned about their children receiving dental
treatment at the RSGM Baiturrahmah's Department of
Pediatric Dental Health.

PENDAHULUAN kid. 6 However, the majority of these

In order to minimize anxiety and/or
phobias and to encourage desired oral
hygiene practices, pediatric dentistry
requires a clinical setting that is both
comfortable and safe. In Japan, pediatric
dentistry is usually performed by nurses or
child care workers, so the link between
dentists, children patients, and caretakers is
crucial. Several investigations were
conducted on the subjective anxiety or
terror experienced by pediatric patients
during dental treatment.1 Additional
research in pediatric dentistry, as well as
other professions, revealed a profound and
powerful mental bond between mother and
research used a psychometric scale to
evaluate internal anxiety or stress in
children, either alone or in conjunction with
their parents. 1 Because children have
difficulties verbalizing their feelings
appropriately, certain reports do not always
accurately indicate the level of internal
worry in pediatric patients. Additional
objective examination is required in order
to fully comprehend the worry or stress
experienced by the youngster.
Several physiological responses to
dental treatment are included, as well as an
objective assessment of the child's mental
emotions. Previous research have examined
physiological reactions to worry or stress,
such as changes in heart rate, blood
pressure, electrodermal activity, autonomic
nerve activity, and salivary cortisol and
-amylase concentrations. 9,14 Even when no
indicators of anxiety or tension are visible
during dental treatment, sympathetic nerve
activity has been demonstrated to be
equally useful in assessing internal stress in
youngsters. 15 In this study, we used the
power spectrum of the analysis of inter-beat
interval variation (R-R) of the
electrocardiogram (ECG) and the
assessment of internal stress levels in
pediatric patients to quantify autonomic
neural activity. We also used the State Trait
Anxiety Inventory to examine the
subjective anxiety levels of pediatric
patients accompanied by their moms
(STAI). We wanted to determine the
emotional bond between the young patient
and his mother using objective and
subjective metrics.
METHODS
This is a descriptive study
employing a cross-sectional approach.
Patients aged 3-6 years who received
treatment at the Department of Pediatric
Dentistry, RSGM Baiturrahmah, between
December 2019 and February 2020 were
included in the study, with a total of 40
patients.
Procedure
1. RSGM Baiturrahmah's IKGA
department licensing
Characteristics of Patients
Table 1 shows the number of patients in each age group and their treatment attitudes
(cooperative and non-cooperative)
3 year 4 year
cooperative 4 3
Non- 11 3 4
cooperative
Total 15 6 9
2. Data gathering from individuals
seeking dental treatment at a
pediatric dental clinic
3. Following an explanation, each
respondent is requested to complete
an informed consent form.
4. Participants were given a
questionnaire and asked to fill it out
based on their personal experiences.
5. Respondents' completed
questionnaires are gathered and
assessed based on the outcomes of
the questionnaire, followed by data
grouping, processing, and analysis.
Analyze
The information is analyzed in terms of
frequency distribution and provided in the
form of tables and descriptive analysis
using percentages.
a. Descriptive Research (Univariate)
To describe each variable's frequency
distribution
DISCUSSION OF THE RESEARCH
RESULTS
A. Research Results
The Department of Pediatric Dental
Sciences at RSGM Baiturrahmah conducted
research on the emotional level of parents
toward their children during dental
treatment on 40 patients aged 3-6 years,
describing the characteristics of the
respondents and conducting univariate
analysis with the following results.
5 year 6 year Total
5 10 22
0 18
10 40
 According to the study's findings in
table 1, the average age of cooperative
patients at the age of 6 years was 22 (25 %),
whereas the average age of non-cooperative
patients at the age of 3 years was 11. (27
% ).
Univariate Analysis
With the following description
provided in table 2, univariate analysis
defines the frequency and percentage of
each variable, namely the emotional state of
parents towards their children during dental
treatment at the Baiturrahmah RSGM
Department.

Table 2. Emotional Frequency Distribution Between Parents and Children During

Dental Treatment at RSGM Baiturrahmah's IKGA Department

Emotional F (%)
Sedang 17 42,5%
Tinggi 23 57,5%
Jumlah 40 100

According to table 2, the majority of parents who have moderate emotional levels
during their child's dental treatment, namely 17 people (42.5 %), and high emotional levels,
namely 23 people (57.5 %), during dental treatment. In the IKGA RSGM Baiturrahmah
Department

B. Discusion of a study conducted at the IKGA

According to the findings of a study of
40 patients, most parents have high
emotional levels (57.5%) and at least
moderate emotional levels (42.5%) while
their children are receiving dental care at
the IKGA Department, RSGM
Baiturrahmah. This was also demonstrated
by the results of the survey, which revealed
that 32.5 percent of children were nervous
when they first came in for dental
treatment. In response to question 11, 37.5
percent of parents say they frequently
receive frightening information before
their child is transferred to the hospital.
According to the findings of the
survey, which were backed by prior
research conducted by academics Allo et al
(2016), 65.7 percent of 35 respondents
were not frightened of dental treatment,
while 34.3 percent were fearful of dental
care but liked dentists. Those who utilize
personal protection (65.7%) and those who
do not use personal protection (35.7%).
(34.3 percent ). According to the findings
Department of RSGM Baiturrahmah on the
level of parental anxiety toward children
during dental treatment, there are still
parents and children who have high
emotional levels during dental treatment at
the hospital. Anxiety is supposed to be
caused by a lack of information.
CONCLUSION
It can be inferred that based on the
results of research on the Emotional Level
of Parents towards Children During Dental
Treatment at the IKGA Department of
RSGM Baiturrahmah, it can be concluded
that:
1. The majority of responders (42.5%)
had a moderate level of
emotionality.
2. The majority of those polled
(57.5%) have a high emotional
quotient.
Many parents in this study have
high emotional levels, and 11 children are
uncooperative. It is intended that parents
would receive more information and
instruction about dental and oral care,
reducing parental concern over children
receiving dental treatment.
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