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    Correction to: Children’s dental anxiety (self and proxy reported) and its association with dental behaviour in a postgraduate dental hospital
    (2020) Algharebi, Safeya; Al Halabi, Manal; Kowash, Mawlood B.; Hassan Khamis, Amar; Hussein, Iyad
    Correction to: European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry: https ://doi.org/10.1007/s4036 8-020-00517 -x In the original publication of the article the third author’s name “M. Kowash” was submitted as “K. Mawlood” which was left unnoticed in the later stages. The correct name is as published in this erratum and the original article has been corrected. Correction to: https://repository.mbru.ac.ae/handle/1/636
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    UAE Children’s Dental Anxiety (Self and Proxy Reported) and their Dental Behavior
    (2019-08) Algharebi, Safeya
    Background: Child dental anxiety and uncooperative behavior in dental practice are common and intertwined. Aim: To assessthe prevalence of dental anxiety (self and proxy reported) in a subgroup of 7–16-year-oldchildrenand to evaluate both child-self and parent-proxy reported child dental anxiety in relation to child dental behavior in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Data were collected from a sample of 156 parent/child pairs (child mean age 9.95+2.17 years) attending a UAE postgraduate pediatric dentistry clinic in 2017. Demographics, self and proxy reported dental anxiety scores using a six-questions, five-point Likert scale, faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS scores from 6 to 30,where >19 was severely dentally anxious) in addition to dentist recorded numerical Frankl Behavior Rating Scale scores (FBRS: 1 to 4 where 1 was extremely uncooperative) were recorded and compared. Chi square test, Pearson’s correlation, Kappa-coefficient, one-way ANOVA and independent t-test statistical analysis were used (p<0.05). Results: The prevalence of self and proxy severe dental anxiety was 22.40% (n=35) and 33.30% (n=52) respectively, while only 9.00% (n=14) were dentally uncooperative. In both groups, tooth extraction caused the highest anxiety followed by injections and fillings (p<0.001). The mean score for self-reported dental anxiety was (15.02+4.90)and for proxy reported dental anxiety was (15.70+6.07). There was a positive linear correlation between self and proxy reported dental anxiety scores and a negative linear correlation between self/proxy reported dental anxiety scoresand the FBRS (p<0.001). Self/ proxy concordance of severe-anxiety/none-to-moderate-anxiety was fair (68.60%, kappa=0.23, p=0.003). Both self/FBRS and proxy/FBRS concordance of severe-anxiety/none-to-moderate-anxiety/behavior was fair (78.80%, kappa=0.23, p=0.001) and (71.80%, kappa=0.22, p<0.001) respectively. Conclusion: In the UAE sample studied, the dental anxiety is not uncommon. There was a fair agreement between child-self and parent-proxy reported dental anxiety. Increased dental anxiety led to uncooperative dental behavior.