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Are Children with Early Childhood Caries and Their Families Stigmatized? Perceptions and Practices of Dental Professionals: A Qualitative Study
2025-10-08
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> : Despite recommendations emphasizing individualized prevention and patient-centered communication, studies show that preventive care is often under-delivered in routine dental practice. Parents are sometimes identified by dentists as a major barrier to caries prevention, due to perceived lack of parenting skills. Existing literature suggests that negative ste...
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- 1183ed66-47d2-52da-9a7e-25655ee2a957
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7648443/v1
