Knowledge of Teachers and Parents About Emergency Management of Dental Trauma in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Traumatic dent alveolar injuries are repeated in youngers and children, engaging to appearance of psychosocial problems and affecting their oral structures, teeth, soft tissues and alveolar bone. The most severe dent alveolar lesion is tooth avulsion that consider a dental emergency. The correct management of avulsed teeth requiring a well-trained and knowledgeable caretaker, that led to a good prognosis for the trauma. Objective: The present study was to measure the level of knowledge of parents and teachers concerning the emergency management of tooth avulsion. Material and methods: We interviewed teachers and parents using put the number-item questionnaire. The data were collected by self-administered questionnaire. The questions were focused on the general data of teachers, experience of tooth avulsion and importance of emergency management. The data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: A total of 200 teachers were interviewed, 170 agreed to respond with response rate 85%) When teachers have been asked if Dental trauma is part of the health education curriculum, 23.5% answered yes and 76.5% answered no, The awareness level was higher in the females than in the males. 46.9% of female answered yes but it was 26.6% in male. Experience of tooth avulsion at their school was reported by 32.4% of the teachers. A total of 200 parents were interviewed, 150 agreed to respond with response rate 75%) When asked if the health education curriculum contain Dental injuries, 25.3% of answered yes and 74.7% answered no, with no significant difference between male and female. Experience of female was more than male of tooth avulsion reported by 54.8%. Conclusion: This study reveals the lack of Knowledge of Teachers and Parents About Emergency Management of Dental Trauma in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia.
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Ali Abdulrahman Al-Zaidi, Ahmed Ali Al-asmari
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