An analysis of children's literature pertaining to dentistry
Date
1976
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Perlman, Steven
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OA Version
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Abstract
There are twenty six books in the American Dental Association Library in Chicago pertaining to children's literature on dentistry. The books range in content from the most simplistic to the more complex. Several of them are mere picture books for the pre-schooler, others for the adolescent who is perhaps thinking about a future career in dentistry. At first glance the books and pamphlets seem so basic in thought and theory yet there is much more to them that meets the eye. Literature, so important to children, is very meaningful to even the pre-schooler and infant. The child of one or two years of age can sit by himself or on his parent's lap and enjoy looking at the pictures and recognizing things he is familiar with or has encountered in his environment. It is evident therefore, that even before the child can read or understand what is read to him, the visual image he encounters can be very significant to him. This means that the appearingly simple task of writing a book about dentistry for children is really a very complex matter.
A complete and thorough literature review is necessary before any analysis of so called "children's literature pertaining to dentistry" can be undertaken. The topics that must be investigated are child behavior and child management, fear, child psychology, children's attitudes and reactions towards dentistry, parental influence and maternal effects.
A literature review of material dealing with the childs first appointment is also necessary and a prerequisite because of its unquestionable significance.
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Thesis (M.Sc.D) - Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Dept. of Pedodontics, 1976.
Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.Sc.D) - Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Dept. of Pedodontics, 1976.
Includes bibliography.
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