Assessment of schoolteachers' knowledge about management of traumatic dental injuries in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia

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Objective:

This study aimed to assess the knowledge of primary and intermediate schoolteachers about the management of TDIs in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia.

Materials and Methods:

A previously validated, self-administered, anonymous, close-ended structured questionnaire was administered to schoolteachers in 13 different schools. It included two parts: basic demographic information (part one) and questions regarding the management of dental traumatic injuries (part two).

Results:

A total of 178 schoolteachers voluntarily completely filled in the questionnaire. Nearly 28.1% of the teachers acquired a first-aid training program and 6.2% only learned about dental injury management in first-aid training. Concerning the knowledge about the management of dental traumatic injuries, 55.1% of teachers realized the appropriate time for treatment of dental traumatic injuries. A few percentage of teachers selected correct answers for the suitable storage medium. The most commonly selected storage media were found to be cold milk, physiological saline, and patient's saliva at 14.6%, 6.7%, and 2.2%, respectively.

Conclusion:

The knowledge among primary and intermediate schoolteachers in the management of dental traumatic injuries is unsatisfactory.

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Aetiology and rates of treatment of traumatic dental injuries among 12-year-old school children in a town in southern Brazil.

Jefferson Traebert, Viviane Bittencourt, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh … (2006)

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, aetiology, place of occurrence and rates of treatment of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) among 12-year-old schoolchildren in Herval D'Oeste, Brazil. A cross-sectional survey was carried out through clinical examination of upper and lower permanent incisors and interviews with 297, 12-year-old schoolchildren enrolled in public and private schools. Intra-examiner diagnosis variability, measured by kappa values on tooth-by-tooth basis was above 0.7. The prevalence of TDI was 17.3% (95% CI 12.7-21.9). Children who had an incisal overjet size >5 mm were 3.5 (95% CI 1.5-8.1) times more likely to have TDI than children who had an incisal overjet of <5 mm (P = 0.005). The most common type of injury found was enamel fracture alone. Of the total of 87 traumatized teeth, only 27.6% were treated. Acid etch restorations were the most common treatment provided. Acid etch restorations were the most common type of treatment needed. The majority of the cases of TDI occurred at home (17.8%) and at school (17.8%). Collisions (24.5%), mainly with doors, and physical leisure activities (20.0%) such as cycling and playing soccer were the main activities related to TDI aetiology. It can be concluded that there is a great treatment need reflecting neglect of TDI treatment. The main causes of TDI were collisions and physical leisure activities.

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Impact of traumatic dental injuries on quality of life in preschoolers and schoolchildren: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Carlos Zaror, María José Martinez-Zapata, Jaime Abarca … (2018)

Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in childhood and adolescence are a potential public health problem given their prevalence and consequences. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of TDIs on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of preschoolers and schoolchildren, by synthesizing the available evidence.

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Dental trauma management awareness of Singapore pre-school teachers.

Emilia Lim, Paul V H Lim (2001)

The purpose of this study was to assess the awareness of pre-school teachers concerning the management of traumatized teeth. A questionnaire survey of teachers' backgrounds, attitudes/practices and knowledge was distributed to all teachers who attended a dental education program organized by the Singapore Dental Health Foundation. Of a total of 291 teachers surveyed, 29% had received tertiary education, while the rest (71%) had received secondary education. The mean teaching experience was 6.8 +/- 6.9 years. About a quarter had previous experience in handling dental trauma. Sixty-three percent admitted having no knowledge of dental trauma; 79% were unsatisfied with their level of knowledge in this area; 95% were keen to have further education in dental trauma; 65% thought dental trauma emergency should be dealt with as soon as possible. Concerning knowledge, during-office hour emergency services were more familiar (84%) than after-office hour emergency services (15%), as was the concept of management of avulsed teeth (71%) compared to that of fractured teeth (51%). Knowledge about optimal storage media for avulsed permanent teeth was especially poor--being as low as 15%. Using multiple logistic regression analysis, it was found that teaching experience significantly influenced the respondents' self-assessed knowledge and their level of satisfaction with their knowledge (P = 0.012). Teachers with more teaching experience had better knowledge about the replantation of permanent teeth (P = 0.003). It is recommended that public education targeted at teachers should be carried out to increase dental trauma management awareness.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Eur J Dent

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Dent

Journal ID (publisher-id): EJD

Title: European Journal of Dentistry

Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )

ISSN (Print): 1305-7456

ISSN (Electronic): 1305-7464

Publication date (Print): Apr-Jun 2018

Volume: 12

Issue: 2

Pages: 171-175

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[1 ]BDS, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia

[2 ]Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia

[3 ]Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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Correspondence: Dr. Ola Moustafa Omar. Email: omaromo@ 123456yahoo.com

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Publisher ID: EJD-12-171

DOI: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_38_18

PMC ID: 6004795

PubMed ID: 29988212

SO-VID: 58b7fd4f-295b-4bd8-99c4-aa76a3f946c7

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Aetiology and rates of treatment of traumatic dental injuries among 12-year-old school children in a town in southern Brazil.

Impact of traumatic dental injuries on quality of life in preschoolers and schoolchildren: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dental trauma management awareness of Singapore pre-school teachers.

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