Knowledge and attitude toward dental trauma first aid among a sample of emergency room personnel across Saudi Arabia

Awareness of emergency management of dental trauma among mothers in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

“…The average knowledge score was 2.408 (of 8), which is equivalent to 3.01 of 10. This finding is slightly lower than the knowledge score among emergency room personnel in Saudi Arabia reported by Pani et al [16], which was 2.88 out of 7 (almost 4.11 out of 10). This finding is not surprising as emergency room personnel are expected to be more professional in dealing with such injuries and to receive information on the topic through first aid training.…”

“…Previous reports in Saudi Arabia assessed the level of knowledge of primary school teachers, emergency room personnel, and dental assistants with regard to dental trauma management [16][17][18][19][20][21]. This study, which was carried out in Qassim University Dental Teaching Center-the largest institution providing dental services in Al-Qassim region-is the first to report on the knowledge of mothers, who are generally considered the primary caretakers of children.…”

“…In one study, knowledge of emergency management of dental trauma was lacking among Kuwaiti mothers and fathers, with no difference between them [13]. In Saudi Arabia, knowledge of emergency management of dental trauma was assessed among emergency room personnel [16], school teachers [17][18][19], and dental assistants in several cities [20]. However, it was not assessed among parents.…”

Management of Avulsion

“…With 100% response rate, the findings of a survey conducted by Iyer et al showed fair knowledge among physicians and nurses about first aid in dental avulsion (Iyer et al, 2017). These results were harmonious with the study involving 1042 emergency department physicians by Trivedy et al but contrasting to the results obtained by Pani et al reporting the lowest awareness about dental trauma first aid (Trivedy et al, 2012;Pani et al, 2015).…”

Learning about dental trauma for medical students

“…For example, a doctor not knowing that immediate replantation is the best emergency approach for an avulsed tooth at the emergency appointment (considered the most severe dental injury type) risks the tooth's survival and may lead to poor outcomes for the dental trauma victim. The literature contends that 90% of doctors were not aware of the appropriate treatment of an avulsed tooth, 96% of doctors could not provide appropriate first aid treatment to save an avulsed tooth, 36.5% of doctors would refer the dental trauma patient to the dentist without treating the tooth, and 42% of doctors were unaware of appropriate treatment procedures for dental avulsion injuries …”