@Article{, title={Dental caries among kindergarten children in relation to socioeconomic status in Al-Najaf governorate-Iraq}, author={Suha M. Shubber and Wesal A. Al-Obaidi}, journal={Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد}, volume={27}, number={3}, pages={165-168}, year={2015}, abstract={Background: Dental caries is the most common oral problem, although dental caries is not life threatening, it has aharmful effect on quality of life. Socioeconomic factors were found to be strong predictors of the prevalence of oraldiseases in children, likes family income, occupational prestige, and education. The aim of this study is to assess theeffect of socioeconomic factors on occurrence dental caries in their children.Materials and methods: The sample consists of 550 kindergartens children aged between (4-5) years were selectedrandomly, girls and boys. The kindergartens selection was randomly from different geographical areas in Al-Najafgovernorate. Information was taken from children's parents using questionnaire with the help of the kindergartensmanagers. Examination of dental caries severity was performed according to the World Health Organization (1987).Children were examined in a suitable room in their school. Day light was used for illumination.Results: High caries prevalence was recorded (84.7%); females had higher caries prevalence as compared to males.Mean dmfs was (10.05±0.40) and ds value was the highest component. Age differences were recorded for bothindicators with no gender differences. Secondary and high schools are the highest percentage of the education ofthe child’s parents and the differences were not significant regarding dental caries between parent factors.Conclusion: Children in this study were in need of preventive programs that are to say in need of recall for regularvisits and the prophylactic application of fluoride therapy and fissure sealant to prevent initiation of dental caries

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