Evaluation of the Quality of the Pictorial Book ‘Dana and Dentistry’ from Preschool Children’s Viewpoint

Background: Pictures can be useful in children’s learning processes; and they strengthen their thinking and imagination. It is possible to teach new concepts to children using pictorial books. The pictorial book ‘Dana and Dentistry’ has been designed by a pedodontist with the assistance of a painter. The present study aimed to qualitatively evaluate the pictures in this book from the target group’s viewpoint, i.e., the preschool children. Methods: Seventy-nine 4‒6-year-old children participated in this study. After viewing the pictures in each chapter of the book, they replied to the related questions on a pictorial checklist by color painting. The data were analyzed with SPSS 23.0. Binomial tests and ANOVA were used for statistical analyses. Statistical significance was set at P 0.05. Results: In the present study, 48.1% and 51.9% of the children were females and males, respectively. The mean score of the total 18 questions on the checklist was 16, and the mean of the correct responses to each question was 60%, which was significant (P=0.0001). Conclusion: From children’s viewpoints, the pictorial book ‘Dana and Dentistry’ has been designed well to teach various dental subjects to children.