Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Parental Satisfaction and Parental Care of Dental Care and Dental Services Provided in the Pediatric Dentistry Department in El Kasr El Einy: A Cross-sectional Study

This observational study evaluates barriers to dental service utilization, unmet treatment needs, and parental satisfaction within the Pediatric Dentistry Department at Cairo University's Faculty of Dentistry. All participants will complete a validated, interviewer-administered Arabic questionnaire assessing Sociodemographic factors (income, education, insurance), access barriers (financial, geographic, systemic, psychosocial via nineteen-item Likert scale), unmet dental needs (DMFT index, untreated conditions from electronic health records), parental satisfaction (nine-item scale evaluating service quality, staff attitudes, waiting times, and facilities). The study aims to generate evidence for optimizing pediatric dental care delivery in Egypt's largest academic dental center.