Knowledge regarding emergency management of avulsed teeth among elementary school teachers in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil

Ludgero, A de Lima; Santos, Thiago de Santana; Fernandes, André Vajgel; Melo, Daniela Guimarães de; Peixoto, Aline Carvalho; Araújo, Fábio Andrey da Costa; Dourado, Adriane Tenório; Gomes, Aca

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“…This shows that they are not totally ignorant regarding the management of dental injuries like avulsion injury [20,21]. On the other hand, a study in Iran reported that only 38.5% of teachers answered immediately.…”

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“…From the first questionnaire, we know that there are many teachers who did not know how to collect the knocked out tooth and don't know the storage media that can be used to contain the tooth. As mentioned in other studies, the level of teachers' knowledge about the first aid of dental avulsion is still very low [9,11,20,21,23]. Most teachers suggested alcohol and disinfectant, which can compromise tissue repair and create a poor prognosis of the replantation.…”

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Effect of First Aid Management of Dental Avulsion Posters on Primary School Teachers’ Knowledge

Enikawati

Fauziah

Budiardjo

2020

Pesqui. Bras. Odontopediatria Clín. Integr.

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To investigate the effect of deploying a "First Aid Management of Dental Avulsion" poster in a primary school setting to improve teachers' knowledge. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted at public primary schools in central Jakarta, with 54 teachers meeting the inclusion criteria. The questionnaire contained 13 questions, divided into two sections. The first section consisted of questions about sex, age, education, length of service, field of education, and whether the teacher had received first aid management education before. The second section consisted of 7 questions about the teacher's knowledge regarding dental avulsion and its management. Baseline knowledge was defined by using a questionnaire and then teachers were shown the educational poster covering the first aid management of dental avulsion. Next, the teachers answered a post-education questionnaire, which included the same questions as the first questionnaire. A paired t-test or Wilcoxon's signed-rank test was used based on the distribution of data to determine the significance of the differences between before and after education. Results: The median score before reading the poster was 5, while the median score after reading it was 10. The difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: "First Aid Management of Dental Avulsion" poster could improve the knowledge of primary school teachers in Jakarta.

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