Evaluation of Barriers and Unmet Needs, Parental Satisfaction, and Measurement of Utilization of Dental Care and Dental Services

February 25, 2026 updated by: Sara Mohammed Haider Majhoom, Cairo University

Evaluation of Barriers and Unmet Needs, Parental Satisfaction, and Measurement of Utilization of Dental Care and Dental Services Provided in Pediatric Dentistry Department in El Kasr El Einy. A Cross-Sectional Study: Part II

Evaluation of the barriers and unmet needs of using dental services for children and measure the extent of parents' satisfaction with the service provided to their children using database information for the health facility by cross sectional studies

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

Utilization in health care is the consumption of services or supplies, such as the number of dental visits a person makes per year with a health care provider (Medical Dictionary 2009), it is either the first dental visit, no dental visits during a specified period, or the total expenditure of dental visits or routine care.

Barriers and Unmet needs are essential to understand and assess the prevalence of oral disease to create an oral health care environment to understand children's oral health care needs.

To ensure the patient and parent continuity of follow up satisfaction measurement is a demand.

evaluating the patients' reaction and their satisfaction with the service makes the person want to repeat this service if he feels satisfied and sometimes happy when receiving it.

Increasing parents' awareness about visiting the dental clinic to improve the quality of life of their families.

Comfortable utilization dental services in dental clinics and following up on children's oral health to improve their quality of life.

Increasing parents' awareness about visiting the dental clinic to improve the quality of life of their families.

Increasing the detection rate and following the system that improves the performance of his task in an optimal manner, the supervisor, which gives him more comfort while carrying out his duty.

Raising the level of oral health and improving the quality of life of individuals in the community.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

1058

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Location:

Diagnostic clinic, Pediatric dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

Examiner:

Questioner interview with parents of the patient from age 2 to 12 years old

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parents of children aged 2 to 12 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parents refuse to sign the informed consent.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
population
A group of parents who use dental services for their children that is from 2-12 years and attending faculty of dentistry pediatric department.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Barriers needs and unmet needs
Time Frame: 6 months
Questionnaire consists of closed questions based on Aday and Andersen's (1974) framework
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Parents' satisfaction
Time Frame: 6 months
DSQ questionnaire
6 months
Utilization of dental services
Time Frame: 6 months
No. of patient using the dental care service, Formula in utilization definition
6 months
Statistical analysis
Time Frame: 6 months
Preformed chart Source: Ministry of Health & Population.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

March 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 2, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25-2-25

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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