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. 2016 May 20;28(3):142–147. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2015.12.003

Table 4.

Distribution of children according to their behavior during the first dental visit procedure.

Behavior during first dental visit Children from the College of Dentistry Children from the private practice Total
Definitely negative Count 24 48 72
% within Groups 6.8% 20.1% 12.1%
Negative Count 39 26 65
% within Groups 10.9% 10.8% 10.9%
Positive Count 257 142 399
% within Groups 72.4% 59.4% 67.2%
Definitely positive Count 35 23 58
% within Groups 9.9% 9.6% 9.8%
Total Count 355 239 594
% within Groups 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

P value 0.002.