Table 3.

Distribution of the children according to reasons for first dental visit.

Reasons for first dental visit		Children from the College of Dentistry	Children from the private practice	Total	P-value
Due to pain	No	132	37	169	0.000
		37.2%	15.5%	28.5%
	Yes	223	202	425
		62.8%	84.5%	71.5%
For check up only	No	214	218	432	0.000
		60.3%	91.2%	72.7%
	Yes	141	21	162
		39.7%	8.8%	27.3%
For fluoride application	No	303	169	472	0.03
		85.3%	70.7%	79.5%
	Yes	52	70	122
		14.6%	29.3%	20.5%
To extract retained primary tooth	No	315	216	531	0.01
		88.7%	90.4%	89.4%
	Yes	40	23	63
		11.3%	9.6%	10.6%
Due to emergency	No	176	152	328	0.016
		49.6%	63.5%	55.2%
	Yes	179	87	266
		50.4%	36.4%	44.7%
Referred from other dentist	No	355	239	594	Not applicable
		100%	100%	100%
	Yes	0	0	0
		0%	0%	0%
Referred from medical specialists	No	355	239	594	Not applicable
		100%	100%	100%
	Yes	0	0	0
		0%	0%	0%
Medically fit	No	30	160	190	0.000
		8.5%	66.9%	32.0%
	Yes	325	79	404
		91.5%	33.1%	68.0%
Total	No.	355	239	594
	%	100%	100%	100%