Abstract
“The Test of Young Children's Behavioral and Emotional Estimate in the Dental Setting” estab lished at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The University of Tokushima School of Dentistry, was evaluated in 82 kindergarten children (40 male,42 female) three year zero month to six year ten month old and in 88 school children (34 male,54 female) six year eight month to twelve year two month old and their mothers at 17 private dental offices.
The results are summarized as follows:
1. The success rate of the Test was 74.4% in kindergarten children with an average age of five years and three months.
2. The success rate of the Test was 86.4% in school children with an average age of eight years and eleven months.
3. The Test was conducted without difficulty at each private dental office. These results suggest that “The Test of Young Children's Behavioral and Emotional Evaluation in the Dental Setting” is to a wide extent very useful in clinical use in kindergarten and school children.
