Parental Satisfaction With Pediatric Dental Care at El Kasr El Einy

NCT07076875 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 10.11.23
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 353
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the barriers and unmet needs in utilizing dental services for children and measure parental satisfaction with the services provided at the Pediatric Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

Conditions

Pediatric Dentistry; Health Services Accessibility; Patient Satisfaction; Dental Care for Children; Health Services Utilization

Keywords

Pediatric dental satisfaction; Dental access barriers Egypt; Parental dental experience; Unmet pediatric dental needs; Public dental hospital evaluation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parents' satisfaction

  Evaluation of parents' satisfaction with the service provided in the dental clinic for their children by The structured and validated questionnaire consists of 1. quantitative closed questions. The measurement unit includes both a nominal scale (%) and a quantitative scale (minutes). 2. Qualitative open-ended questions. The measurement unit incorporates a nominal scale (%).

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

parents of the patient from age 2 to 12 years old

Other: Questioner interview

Interventions

Questioner interview OTHER

The 2 questionnaires were translated from English to standard Arabic comprised of three sections, general information, including data and sociodemographic factors such as region of residence, parental education level, child age, child sex, and child order between siblings, Barriers to oral health care needs, including frequency and reasons for dental visits, any previous dental treatment, barriers to treatment such as fear of dentist, distance from the dental clinic, expense of an appointment due to health ban, responsibilities towards family members, not being familiar with appointment booking, and no available appointments, and Comprising of interviewer-administered questionnaires with a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, strongly disagree) to assess the level of patients' satisfaction with the dental services provided.

parents of the patient from age 2 to 12 years old

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A group of parents who use dental services for their children that is from 2-12 years and attending faculty of dentistry pediatric department

You may qualify if:

• Parents of children aged 2 to 12 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Parents refuse to sign the informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction; Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 6 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M.D. Pediatric Dentistry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2025
• First Posted: July 22, 2025
• Study Start: June 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: July 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

EG (1)