150 children aged between five and seven years presenting for the first dental visit, whose
parents consented to participate in the study were selected from patients reporting to the
dental clinics Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy using convenience sampling. Pulse
rate for each patient was measured at different clinical situation starting from patient
parent separation until end of appointment using a pulse oximeter, Data which collected was
statistically analyzed using appropriate statistical analyses using SPSS ver.19 data
processing software.