Doaa M. Galal, Mohamed S. Farag And Nabeel E. Shamaa,

ABSTRACT
Objective: Studies On The Relationship Between Children?s Malocclusion And Its Psycho-social Impacts Are So Far Largely Unexplored. This Study Aimed To Assess The Prevalence Of Malocclusion, Reported Dental Problems And Dissatisfaction With Dental Appearance Among Primary Public And Private School Children In Ismailia City, Egypt.

Materials and Methods: A Randomly Selected Cross Sectional Study Was Carried Out On 400 School Children From Public And Private Schools With Equal Gender Distribution Of Age Range 9 To 12 Years; With Mean Age 10.988 Old And SD ?0.793. The Participants Completed A Face To Face Interviews And A Full Mouth Clinical Examination In Their Schools. A Questionnaire Was Used For Recording The Data. Data Were Analyzed Using SPSS, V-20, Descriptive, Chi-square And Correlation Coefficient Tests Were Applied.

Results: The Difference In Prevalence Of Awareness Of Orthodontic Treatment In Public And Private School Children Recorded About Five Times Of The Public Sample Did Not Hear About It While In The Private Sample Was 1/6th. This Difference In Orthodontic Treatment Awareness Was Highly Significant (p<0.05). This Difference In Prevalence Of Malocclusion In Male And Female In Both Schools Types Was In-significant. Conclusion: There Is Obvious Difference Of Awareness On Orthodontic Treatment Between Public And Private School Children. The Results Support The Expectation That Children In Private Sample Would Have Better Attitude Towards The Awareness Of Orthodontic Treatment Than The Public Sample.