Abstract
Background and aims. Dental trauma is an important oral health problem in children that requires immediate and appropriate management for long term success. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of elementary school teachers about emergency management of traumatic dental injuries in children.Materials and methods. A total of 163 teachers from 21 elementary schools from Mashhad, Iran participated in this study. Data were collected using a two-part questionnaire comprised of questions regarding demographic data and participants' knowledge about dental trauma.Results. The level of the teachers' knowledge was moderate (53.3%). Of the 163 participants, 104 (63.8%) were females and 59 (36.2%) were males. Among several predictors that were surveyed in this study, only the age of respondents signifi-cantly impacted the teachers' knowledge (P = 0.004).Conclusion. The results of this study showed the moderate level of knowledge of teachers regarding emergency manage-ment of traumatized teeth. Adding dental trauma management courses in the teacher training curriculum and requiring teachers to be updated in regards to this issue can improve their knowledge and thus led to better management of traumatic dental injuries in children.
Highlights
Dental trauma is an important and prevalent oral health problem in children that may cause pain and distress.[1]
The results of this study showed the moderate level of knowledge of teachers regarding emergency management of traumatized teeth
Seven randomly selected districts of Mashhad, Iran participated in our study and a total of 163 questionnaires in 21 elementary schools were collected from teachers
Summary
Dental trauma is an important and prevalent oral health problem in children that may cause pain and distress.[1]. In order to have long-term success, the management or treatment of traumatized teeth should be accomplished immediately;[1] many studies. In Finland only 25% and in the United Kingdom only 10-15% of children with traumatized teeth had received proper treatment.[6] The time between the trauma occurrence and receiving dental management ranged between 2 hours and 3 years.[6]. Dental trauma is an important oral health problem in children that requires immediate and appropriate management for long term success. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of elementary school teachers about emergency management of traumatic dental injuries in children. The results of this study showed the moderate level of knowledge of teachers regarding emergency management of traumatized teeth.
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