Knowledge and awareness of school teachers regarding emergency management of dental trauma in school children of Navi Mumbai

ABSTRACT Children have boundless energy, so, they are continuously engaged in some or the other physical activity. It is seen that when child reaches school age, accidents in the school environment in the form of falls, injuries due to contact sports, fights, abuse, etc. are very common and the main cause of traumatic dental injuries. Trauma may vary from minor enamel chipping or avulsion to extensive maxillofacial damage, more serious neck and brain injury, which may cause pain, disfigurement and mental agony, having immediate and long lasting effects. In such cases, a school teacher is in the right position to handle such an emergency and refer the child to the concerned dental surgeon or a pedodontist for further needful care. The main reason for delayed treatment of dental trauma is that people present at the site of injury are unaware of protocol of rapid and appropriate management leading to improper first aid treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness of a group of school teachers from different schools about the prevention and emergency management of dental trauma in school children, by means of a questionnaire. Then educating them and reassessing their knowledge after a period of 3 months. Unfortunately, the public is unaware of the risks and does not have enough information about first aid emergency treatment or to avoid traumatic injuries. How to cite this article Karande N, Shah P, Bhatia M, Lakade L, Bijle MNA, Arora N, Bhalla M. Assessment of Awareness amongst School Teachers regarding Prevention and Emergency Management of Dentoalveolar Traumatic Injuries in School Children in Pune City, before and 3 Months after Dental Educational Program. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012;13(6):873-877.

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Appraisal of Awareness and Attitude of School Teachers towards Emergency Management of Dental Trauma and Tooth Avulsion Replantation

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences ◽

10.14260/jemds/2020/647 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (40) ◽

pp. 2951-2954

Author(s):

Shivani Kharpate ◽

Nilesh Rathi ◽

Pooja Vilas Gomase ◽

Sudhindra Baliga ◽

Nilima Thosar

Keyword(s):

Emergency Management ◽

Alveolar Bone ◽

Dental Trauma ◽

School Teachers ◽

Staff Members ◽

Tooth Avulsion ◽

Anterior Teeth ◽

Test Study ◽

Post Test ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

BACKGROUND Health education is an essential aspect for prevention of oral health problems in school children. Dental trauma can result in damaging the tooth, periodontal ligaments, and sometimes even alveolar bone and gingiva. These traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth in young children are tragic but are an ignored problem. They can result in aesthetic and functional problem with possible impact on child’s quality of life as anterior teeth are essential for phonetics, mastication, integrity of supporting tissue and also mental and psychological wellbeing of children. This dental emergency can be best handled by the school teachers and the staff members when it happens in a school. So, the study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of the school teachers regarding the emergency management of dental trauma and sensitize them on the subject. METHODS This is a pre- and post-test study performed using self - designed questionnaire provided to the school-teachers of Wardha district. RESULTS Knowledge of 98 % teachers increased after the activity whereas knowledge of 2 % of school teachers was the same as earlier. CONCLUSIONS Sensitization of the school teachers improved their awareness and attitude to manage the dental trauma and avulsion injury of teeth in school. KEY WORDS Tooth Avulsion, Emergency Dental Traumatic Care, School Teachers

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PW 0579 Awareness regarding emergency management of dental trauma among school teachers

10.1136/injuryprevention-2018-safety.355 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Vijaya Kiran Hegde

Keyword(s):

Emergency Management ◽

Dental Trauma ◽

School Teachers

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Knowledge about emergency management of dental trauma among school teachers of Bhaktapur Nepal

Journal of Kathmandu Medical College ◽

10.3126/jkmc.v4i3.18237 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 77-82

Author(s):

Megha Pradhan ◽

Ujjwal Joshi ◽

Umesh Raj Aryal ◽

Sumita Upadhyay ◽

Amrita Shrestha

Keyword(s):

Emergency Management ◽

Dental Trauma ◽

Emergency Situation ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Traumatic Experience ◽

School Teachers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Proper Management ◽

Significant Difference

Background: Injury to a young child’s teeth and face is a traumatic experience for the child and parents. Prompt and effective action on traumatized teeth significantly increases the likelihood of a positive treatment outcome. Adequate knowledge of school teachers in emergency situation arising during school hours can prove to be a boon for the child’soral health.Objectives: To assess the knowledge of school teachers of Bhaktapur about emergency management of dental trauma and also to measure the relationship between socio demographic characteristic of teachers and knowledge about dental emergencies.Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted among 424 schools teachers of Bhaktapur district from September 2014 to March 2015. Simple random sampling was done to select the schools. Questionnaire was distributed among the teachers after taking their informed written consent. Data was collected and sent for statistical evaluation. Frequenciesand percentage were calculated. Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact test were applied.Results: Nearly one third (32.2%) teachers who had information on dental trauma knew the proper management of displaced teeth (p=0.01). Statistically significant difference was found among those who had fi rst aid training and proper management of displaced teeth (p=0.04). Teachers who had experienced dental trauma in their students were only confident of managing displacement of traumatized teeth (p=0.02).Conclusion: Knowledge of the school teachers in Bhaktapur was seen to be inadequate for emergency management of fracture and avulsed tooth.

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