Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 9 4 2026 08 01 Relationship of the Parenting Style with Parental Acceptance of the Behavioral Management Techniques 891 901 251595 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v9i4.22457 EN Ameneh Nateghi Dentist, Tehran, Iran 0009-0005-0174-5500 Saeedeh Mokhtari Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-6139-4504 Zohre Sadat Hosseinipour Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farzaneh Sadeghi Mahounak Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-1366-4821 Mohammad Javad Kharazifard Dentistry Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-0613-884X Zahra Hosseini Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dentistry Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-9641-6160 Journal Article 2025 05 11 <strong>Background:</strong> This study assessed the relationship of the parenting style with parental acceptance of the behavioral management techniques for pediatric dental patients. <br><strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional study was conducted on parents of 64 children between 3-6 years at their first dental visit. Parenting style was assessed using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ). Parents then watched a video of behavioral management techniques, and their acceptance of each technique was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed with Spearman’s correlation test (alpha=0.05).<br><strong>Results:</strong> Of all, 60.9% had authoritative, 23.5% authoritarian, and 15.6% permissive parenting style. Positive reinforcement was the most accepted technique by the parents for cooperative children (75% totally agreed, p=0.01), while general anesthesia was the most accepted technique for non-cooperative children (54.7% totally agreed, p=0.01). Authoritative parenting style showed significant positive correlation with Tell-Show-Do (TSD) (p=0.004) and parent separation (p=0.003), and inverse correlation with general anesthesia (p=0.01) and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) sedation (p=0.003). Authoritarian parenting style correlated positively with voice control (p<0.001), active restraint (p<0.001), passive restraint (p<0.001), and general anesthesia (p=0.03), and inversely with TSD (p=0.001) and parent separation (p<0.001). Permissive parenting style correlated positively with TSD (p=0.002), positive reinforcement (p=0.01), and parent separation (p<0.001), and inversely with voice control (p=0.04), active (p<0.001) and passive restraint (p<0.001).<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Parenting style significantly affected parental acceptance of behavioral management techniques and should be considered in choosing techniques for pediatric dental patients. https://www.jimc.ir/article_251595_31a540da53fd0d31f3c23709295cdd32.pdf