Psychosocial Factors in Acquiring Sanogenous Behaviors in Preschoolers

The aim of the study was to identify psychosocial factors that contribute to the acquisition of children's sanogenous behaviors, on a sample of 90 preschool children divided in two groups and their mothers, who answered independently to an oral health questionnaire. The questionnaire was applied to children in three stages and they received a sanogenous education program. Results show significant differences between age, education level and the mother's income in relation to their knowledge and with two groups of children from kindergartens with or without medical staff, by gender and by education consecutively.