The objective of this multi-centre study was to analyse the knowledge of parents as compared to medical-doctors regarding avulsion-injuries. A validated and piloted questionnaire was circulated among two equal groups (130 participants each) of medical-doctors and the general public. Data was analysed using SPSS version 19. A total of 131 (89%) participants had a university degree and 185 (71%) had a full time employment. One hundred and eighty-seven (72%) participants reported having no previous information regarding avulsion injuries, 195 (75%) considered their level of knowledge inadequate, and 63 (24%) had a previous history of dental trauma. A statistically significant number had information regarding avulsed permanent-teeth replantation (p = 0.02) but not deciduous-teeth (p = 0.26), whereas only 39 (15%) were aware of the right medium for tooth storage. Having seen or sustained an avulsion-injury and a higher qualification were statistically related to correct responses for some questions. A total of 106 (41%) of the participants wanted to be educated through written-material. In conclusion, the first-aid knowledge regarding tooth avulsion injuries in our population, irrespective of their level of academic education, is poor and needs supervised training. Keywords: Dental trauma, dental knowledge, dental management, tooth avulsion.
Objective: To evaluate health care professionals' knowledge, preference and experience about various universally applied behaviour modification techniques for managing anxiety in pediatric patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of study: Operative Department Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry Rawalpindi in Apr 2020. Methodology: An online questionnaire was circulated among 100 Health Care Professionals of Rawalpindi, including general practitioners, consultants and post-graduate residents of different fields of medicine and dentistry involved in the clinical care of pediatric patients, which included socio-demographic details, closed-ended questions about their knowledge about different universally applied behaviour modification techniques for management of anxiety, their preference in usage and factors affecting selection particular behaviour modification techniques for management of anxiety. Results: 66 (84.61%) of the healthcare professionals were aware of the different universally accepted behaviour modification techniques; 12 (15.38%) were unaware of such techniques. 33 (42%) of the practitioners admitted that pediatric patients showed non-compliance to simple non-invasive procedures while 45 (58%) to invasive procedures. 49 (62.3%) of respondents used universally accepted behaviour modification techniques. 74 (94.87%) of the respondents opted Tell-Show-Do, while the majority opted combination of different behaviour modification techniques as the preferred method of universally accepted non-pharmacological behavior modification technique. Conclusion: The majority of the health care professionals preferred Tell-Show-Do and positive reinforcement techniques along with the combination of various non-pharmacological techniques as the most commonly adopted techniques for management of anxiety in pediatric patients.
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