Benedictine University Anxiety of Children During Dental Appointments PICO Case Study Analysis

1. Construct a PICO question based on the case scenario described below.
2. Identify the type of PICO question you need to use to answer the problem posed by the situation and the highest piece of evidence one might find for this type of question.
3. Search for evidence to investigate your PICO question using PubMed. List your MeSH/search terms (brushing, toothpaste, etc.)
4. Show the results of your search via screen capture (and paste it into the form mentioned below)
5. Provide the citation and abstract of the highest piece of evidence. This could be done via copy/paste, screen capture, etc
6. Case 1
7. You recently graduated from dental school and joined a new practice.You see several families as part of your new practice, including some families with young children.

In dental school, the policy in the Pediatric clinic was that parents generally remained in the waiting room unless they were invited back to the operatory. Your understanding was that this was done because it was asserted that children would be easier to manage during the appointment without the parent present in the operatory.

You notice that some of the children you now treat want to have their parents with them during treatment and some parents wish to remain with their child during the appointment. You wonder if there is any literature that supports the policy of separating parents and children during the dental appointment. 

You decide to check Pubmed to see what evidence you can find on this question.

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Case 2: 

You are a new graduate working on a medical dental questionnaire forms for your office.You would like to add a short questionnaire to your initial patient paperwork to screen for dental anxiety.You wonder which of the published questionnaires would be best when screening for dental anxiety.You decide to check Pubmed to see if the literature offers any guidance.

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