Al Memari, Afra Ali Abdulla Fadhel2019-10-222019-10-2220122012(OCoLC)903705635(OCoLC)ocn903705635https://hdl.handle.net/2144/38260PLEASE NOTE: This work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community: please click Download and log in with a valid BU account to access. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.Thesis (MSD) --Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education, Dubai, 2012 (Pediatric Dentistry).Includes bibliographic references: leaves 58-69.Objective: To measure the prevalence and severity of dental attrition and evaluate the difference between private and government schools, boys and girls, in mixed dentition school children of UAE. Methods: An epidemiological cross-sectional survey was conducted by trained, calibrated examiners using the smith and knight scale. The cluster sample consisted of 371 children (168 boys, 203 girls) attending 4 schools (2 private, 2 governments) selected in different regions of Abu Dhabi. Data was collected by clinical examinations performed outdoors under natural light, and using a dental mirror and probe. The data analysis consisted of muIti-linear regression analysis, ANOVA, Kppa and Kindall’s Tau-b. Results: School children attrition prevalence was 50.7%, attrition severity was 26.24% and DFT scores were 30.09%. Conclusion: Attrition prevalence and severity is significantly higher in the government than in private schools, while there was no difference in the attrition prevalence between girls and boys. A statistically significant relation found between attrition prevalence and severity in type of school, right canine classification, and number of siblings.en-USThis work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.Dentition, mixedTooth attritionChildThesis/Dissertation