A Survey on the Recall System in the Pediatric Dental Clinic of an University Hospital an opinion poll concerning the Reca ll System in a Pediatric Dental Clinic

Abstract

In order to inform the patients about the importance of t he recall system in dentistry and to have the system accepted by numerous patients, and additionally with the purpose of getting to know the awareness of recall system,271 guardians of child patients were surveyed using the questionnaire method. The following results were obtained.
1. 92% of the guardians was satisfied with our recall system.
2. The interval of recall in our clinic was two to three months, which was the interval considered suitable by the guardians.
3. Toothbrushing instruction in our clinic was evaluated as being easy to understand by about 90% of the guardians, and seemed to be mastered sufficiently.
4. Major expectations the guardians had for the recall system were“prevention of tooth decay”and“dental checkups”. The degree of expectation was low for“toothbrushing instruction”and“on eating habits instruction.”
For the oral health, home care such as regular eating habits and regular oral hygiene is important in addition to periodical professional dental care. It will now be necessary, for us to try to inform the patients about the importance of periodical oral care and to raise the awareness of the need for further dental health.