Knowledge and awareness of dental trauma among Indian nurses

Hugar, Shivayogi M; Suganya, M; Kiran, Kamini; Murugaboopathy, Vikneshan; More, Vanita P.

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2012.12.001

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“…Despite the fact that Poland offers the full range of higher education in nursing [ 17 ] the percentage of nurses with the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree is generally low [ 18 ]. Also, the omission of dental injuries in nursing education is observed at all levels [ 19 ]. A limited number of post-graduate training courses on such topics are offered, even though they have a very favourable influence on the ability to administer first aid to a person having a dental injury [ 13 , 20 ].…”

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Polish school nurses’ knowledge of the first-aid in tooth avulsion of permanent teeth

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BackgroundThe frequency of dental trauma in schools is secondary only to accidents at home. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of first aid in the avulsion of permanent teeth presented by Polish school nurses from different areas.MethodsA cross-sectional study with the use of a structured self-administrative questionnaire was conducted in 2014 on school nurses working in randomly selected Polish provinces. The instrument consisted of demographic questions, questions referring to nurses’ experience and training in dental trauma and questions checking knowledge of first-aid in the avulsion of permanent teeth. The maximum number of points to be scored was eight. Data were analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis, the Mann–Whitney U and Chi2 tests with the level of statistical significance at p < 0.05.ResultsThe final sample consisted of 164 nurses of which 70.1 % had experience with dental injuries and 45.7 % witnessed a tooth avulsion in pupils. 10.4 % nurses participated in training courses concerning tooth avulsion and 67.1 % of them independently broadened their knowledge. The knowledge of the first-aid management of an avulsed tooth was moderate (4.72 ± 1.95 points). 78.1 % of nurses chose a correct definition of the term of ‘tooth avulsion’. Only 7.3 % of them were aware that the replantation could be conducted by any witness of an accident. Saline was most often chosen as a proper transport medium for an avulsed tooth (57.9 %), whereas 16.1 % of nurses indicated milk. 13.4 % of evaluated nurses showed readiness to conduct an immediate replantation. Most respondents preferred calling child’s parents and advising them to bring the child to a dentist (63.4 %). The main factor influencing nurses’ level of knowledge was self-education (p < 0.001). Being a witness to dental trauma (p = 0.0032) and working in schools with sports classes (p = 0.0423) were positive determinants of improved knowledge. Nurses from large agglomerations had significantly lower knowledge (p = 0.005). The main source of information for self-education was the Internet.ConclusionsThe evaluated nurses were in need of education with regard to the management of dental trauma cases. The Internet should be used to deliver evidence-based knowledge to medical staff working at schools.

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Polish school nurses’ knowledge of the first-aid in tooth avulsion of permanent teeth

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“…Poucos entrevistados relataram alguma experiência prévia com a avulsão dentária, resultado semelhante ao encontrado em outros estudos 17,18,22,23 , embora haja relatos na literatura que comprovem um alto percentual de médicos, enfermeiros e dentistas ou estudantes desses cursos que já tiveram contato com a lesão enquanto estavam em seu posto de trabalho 13,14,24,25 . Além disso, os que viveram essa experiência relataram ter ocorrido com algum familiar, validando a hipótese de que o profissional deve estar sempre preparado para dar conselhos adequados ao público leigo sobre os primeiros socorros para os dentes avulsionados 1,2 .…”

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Avulsão de dentes permanentes e seu manejo

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O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento de estudantes dos cursos da área da saúde (Odontologia, Medicina e Enfermagem) de uma instituição pública de ensino superior sobre avulsão de dentes permanentes, bem como sobre as condutas de urgência a serem tomadas frente à lesão. Foram coletadas informações, por meio de um questionário estruturado autoaplicável, sobre dados pessoais, experiências anteriores, conhecimento sobre avulsão dentária e sobre as principais condutas a serem tomadas frente a este tipo de traumatismo. Foi realizada análise descritiva e análise estatística, utilizando o teste de Qui-quadrado de Pearson. O nível de significância adotado foi de 5% (p<0,05). A amostra, selecionada por conveniência, foi composta por 390 acadêmicos da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, sendo 154 do curso de Odontologia, 93 de Enfermagem e 143 de Medicina. Menos da metade dos entrevistados relataram ter recebido anteriormente alguma informação sobre traumatismos dentoalveolares, sendo que a maioria que recebeu informação era do curso de Odontologia (p<0,01). A maioria também não teve nenhuma experiência anterior com esse tipo de traumatismo, sem diferença entre os cursos (p≥0,05). O estudo revelou que há falta de conhecimento sobre o manejo da avulsão de dentes permanentes pelos estudantes avaliados, principalmente os dos cursos de Medicina e Enfermagem. Desta forma, existe grande necessidade do desenvolvimento de programas de educação, informação e treinamento, que enfatizem o tratamento emergencial para avulsão dentária, dirigidos aos alunos desses cursos.

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“…also concluded extremely low level of awareness among Indian nurses with mere 2.2% knowing about storage media. [17]…”

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Knowledge and awareness of first aid of avulsed tooth among physicians and nurses of hospital emergency department

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Knowledge and awareness of dental trauma among Indian nurses

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Polish school nurses’ knowledge of the first-aid in tooth avulsion of permanent teeth

Polish school nurses’ knowledge of the first-aid in tooth avulsion of permanent teeth

Avulsão de dentes permanentes e seu manejo

Knowledge and awareness of first aid of avulsed tooth among physicians and nurses of hospital emergency department

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