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Armed with the appropriate information, they can effectively engage with parents to build trust and promote early and regular child dental visits.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study aimed to investigate the association between PDA and OHL with the sociobehavioural characteristics of families, self-reported child oral health (presence of \u2265\u20091 untreated decayed teeth) and the dental visit patterns amongst children living in Al Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Subjects and methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of 430 parents with children aged\u2009\u2265\u200914 years were invited using a systematic random sampling method. PDA was assessed using the Dental Anxiety Scale-Revised (DAS-R) scale, and parents\u2019 OHL was measured using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry-30 (REALD-30). The relationships amongst participant characteristics, PDA and OHL were evaluated through the Chi-square and ANOVA. Additionally, binary regression analysis was conducted to identify predictor variables associated with PDA and OHL. A P value of &lt;\u20090.05 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Children with \u2265\u20091 untreated decayed tooth were 2.5 times more likely to have PDA (95% confidence interval [CI]\u2009=\u20091.37, 4.37). Children who visited the dentist in &lt;\u20096 months had 93% lower likelihood to have PDA (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)\u2009=\u20090.07; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.03, 0.18). Parents aged 20\u201325 years were 81% less likely to have OHL than those above 30 years (AOR\u2009=\u20090.19; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.038). Similarly, parents with medium family income were 52% less likely to have OHL than the high-income group (AOR\u2009=\u20090.48; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.013). Finally, parents of children who visited the dentist within &lt;\u20096 months were 34 times more likely to have OHL than those whose children visited the dentist\u2009&gt;\u200912 months ago (AOR\u2009=\u200934.94; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>PDA and OHL were significantly affected by parental age, family income, the presence of \u2265\u20091 untreated decaying tooth and the child dental visit patterns. 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