Assessment of the capacity of future Dentists to elaborate treatment plans for dental trauma (original) (raw)
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2022
Aim: In this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of 4th and 5th grade students of Dicle University Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and their approach to first intervention in the face of avulsion, which is the one of the types of dentoalveolar injuries. Material and Method: 300 students selected by random sampling method among 4th and 5th grade students of Dicle University Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. 17 questions and a questionnaire consisting of three parts were applied to the total of three hundred students from two faculties. The data obtained in this study were analyzed with IBM SPSS 21 package program. While interpreting the results, 0.05 was used as the significance level. Results: There is a statistically significant relationship between the faculty and the previous trauma/emergency or first aid course status (p <0.05). While 34% of the medical school and 86.67% of the dental students had not taken a trauma/emergency or first aid course before, 66% of the medicine faculty and 13.33% of the dentistry faculty have previously taken a trauma/ emergency or first aid course. There is a statistically significant correlation between gender and previous trauma/emergency or first aid course status (p <0.05). While 76.64% of women and 51.3% of men had not taken traum /emergency or first aid courses before; 23.36% of women and 48.7% of men have previously received a trauma/emergency or first aid course. Conclusion: According to this study, it is thought that the medical and dental faculty students who came to the clinical stage of their education had insufficient knowledge about dental trauma, so it would be appropriate to provide dental health information with more comprehensive and understandable way in the education curriculum of the faculties. It will be appropriate to give interdisciplinary seminars, case presentations and lectures on practical emergency response on dental trauma.
2018
Since physicians are frequently the first one to actually provide primary treatment in case of tooth avulsion, they need to have sufficient awareness in the basic principles of management this emergency situation. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and self-reported practice of senior medical students at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) about managing tooth avulsion. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated the knowledge and self-reported practice of senior medical students (n=150) in TUMS towards management of tooth avulsion. A standard anonymous questionnaire obtained from previous studies was distributed among students. The questionnaire was consisted of questions on backgrounds (age, gender, previous encounter with tooth avulsion, previous education on management of traumatic dental injuries-TDIs); knowledge, and self-reported practice regarding tooth avulsion management; and satisfaction (self-competency, importance of educational programs, knowledge self-assessment, and willingness for further education). After collecting the questionnaires, the answers were scored and results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, linear regression model and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: Totally, 126 questionnaires were collected (Response rate= 84%) of whom 49 (%38.9) were male and 77 (%61.1) were female, with the mean age 25.1±1.2. Previous encounter with tooth avulsion was reported by 18 students (14.3%). Only five students (%4) had received education regarding TDIs. The knowledge, and self-reported practice mean score were 3.82±1.29 (out of 12), and 4.44±0.7 (out of 8), respectively. None of background variables had a significant relationship with the knowledge, and self-reported practice mean scores. There was no correlation between students' knowledge and self-reported practice. More than 97% of students reported low/very low self-competency for replantation of an avulsed tooth. Majority of the participants (%84.2) were dissatisfied with their level of knowledge and suggested that further education on the topic should be offered. Conclusion: The results indicated that there is a need to improve the knowledge of medical students regarding management of traumatic dental injuries.
Knowledge about Dental Traumatic Injuries among Dental Interns -A Cross Sectional Survey
2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge about dental traumatic injuries among dental internsMaterials and Methods: A self‐administered questionnaire comprising 10 close‐ended questions was used in this survey. The questions were to asses knowledge regarding dental trauma. Data of 200 respondents were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Studies) version 22.0 Results: The response rate was 76.8%. Around 75% of students could correlate between age, developmental stageof teeth and treatment modality. 60% of students had a good theoretical knowledge in contrast only 11.5% could correlate theoretical knowledge clinically 70% could correctly identify the media of storage of an avulsed tooth, only 59% of the students knew the proper method of transportation. Conclusion: The present study demonstrates an insufficient knowledge concerning dental trauma management among dentalinterns. This highlights the need to improve the knowledge of dental stud...
Dental students’ knowledge about emergency management of dental trauma
2017
Background and Aim : Proper and immediate management of traumatic dental injuries depends highly on dentists’ knowledge. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge of dentistry students at universities of Tehran about managing traumatic dental injuries. Materials and Methods : The participants of this cross-sectional study were senior year students at dental faculties of four universities of Tehran, Iran (Tehran University, Islamic Azad University, Shahed University and Shahid Beheshti University) in 94-95 (2016). In this study, anonymous questionnaires were distributed among students; the content of these questionnaires were obtained from previous standardized ones, and were re-evaluated. The questionnaire was consisted of questions regarding background information (5 questions), traumatic dental injuries (TDI) treatment history (2 questions), and knowledge questions (10 items). Class attendance records were obtained from educational assistants of these four universities in or...
Knowledge and Attitudes about Dental Trauma Among the Students of the University of Split
Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 2020
Objectives Dental trauma among children is a common problem, and everyone who works with them needs to possess appropriate knowledge and skills to provide proper care at the site of the accident. The aim was to evaluate the knowledge of emergency management of dental trauma among students who should be capable of managing such injuries in their future career. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional survey regarding dental trauma emergency management was conducted on 679 students from five different studies using a questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by the Student t-test or one - way ANOVAusing the Tukey's post-hoc test and multiple linear regression analysis (p<0.05). Results The total knowledge score regarding the emergency management of dental trauma among examined student was 4.32±2.25 (max 10). The positive association of the knowledge score was observed with the age of student (β=0.722, p≤0.001). A similar relation was observed depending on whether they recei...
How to proceed in case of tooth avulsion: state of student knowledge
European journal of paediatric dentistry, 2015
AIM Sport-related dental injuries are a growing concern worldwide. Regardless of how minor they may appear, some of them can lead to traumas which have a negative impact on quality of life, producing psychological and social discomfort. In view of the widespread lack of knowledge with regard to first aid procedures in cases of dental trauma, we would like to report the current state of knowledge of an academy of physical education and sport students compared with medical and general university students. MATERIALS AND METHODS In order to assess the knowledge of appropriate first aid procedures following dental trauma a survey using questionnaires was undertaken. The sample size consisted of 356 students attending the last year of university: sport academy (123 students); medical university (115 students); general university (118 students). RESULTS The results revealed that just 3% of all students knew that in the case of dental avulsion immediate replantation should be performed. Onl...
Knowledge of emergency management of avulsed tooth among Japanese dental students
BMC Oral Health, 2014
Background: The management of the avulsion of deciduous and permanent teeth in children is well outlined in the guidelines of the International Association of Dental Traumatology and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. However, little information is available about the level of knowledge in the management of dental trauma among undergraduate dental students in Japan. The objective of this study is to explore dental students' level of educational knowledge in the management of avulsed teeth. Methods: A three-part questionnaire was used to gather demographic data and evaluate the knowledge of students at Kyushu Dental University. Results: Questionnaire data were collected from 121 (53 first-year, 68 sixth-year) students. Regarding the immediate emergency management of a case in which a 9-year-old girl had fallen down the stairs and lost a maxillary incisor but remained conscious, 55.9% of sixth year students and 28.3% of first-year students suggested the immediate transportation of the tooth to a dentist. The answer selected by the largest number (50.9%) of first-year respondents was "sideline the injured girl and get her to bite on a tissue paper for several hours". In a case in which a boy had an avulsed tooth after falling down on a road, only 13.2% of first-year students suggested the transportation of the tooth in his mouth to the clinic. Most the largest number of respondents believed that the best way to transport an avulsed tooth to the dental clinic was to "wrap it in dry tissue paper". Conclusions: These results suggest that education in first aid for accidents that occur outside dental clinics or hospitals is insufficient. Japanese dentists and dental educations must immediately improve the utilization of the guidelines for dental trauma and the education of undergraduate students and patients in the management of dental trauma using an integrated approach.
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
Background and Objectives: The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of a lecture on dental trauma on the knowledge of undergraduate dental students at Ajman University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Fourth-year dental students were asked to attend a lecture on dental trauma and then respond to an online questionnaire containing 10 close-ended questions related to their approach to managing dental trauma cases and tooth avulsion before (T0) and directly after (T1) the lecture. They were given 5 min for filling the questionnaire either time. McNemars test was used to compare the accuracy of their answers based on the correct or incorrect response for each question. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The questionnaire was sent to 164 students, out of which 157 responded, giving a response rate of 95.7%. After receiving the educational intervention, the students showed a significant improvement in their knowledge on managing permanent tooth avulsion, especially regarding the handling of an avulsed tooth before replantation, extra-alveolar time, and media used for the storage and transportation of avulsed teeth (< 0.001). Conclusion: The study reveals that the lecture on dental trauma had an excellent outcome on the knowledge of the students. Therefore, it is essential to emphasize the importance of this information among undergraduate dental students in order to save teeth exposed to trauma and to reduce the social burden of such cases. This study contributes to better understanding of the effect of dental trauma education on undergraduate dental students' knowledge of the subject.
Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research, 2015
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the knowledge of final year medical students at the University of Benin regarding emergency management of traumatic tooth avulsion. Data collected were information on demographics, knowledge and practice regarding emergency management of traumatic tooth avulsion. Results showed that majority (83.0%) knew what an avulsed tooth was while only (16%) knew the best emergency treatment for an avulsed tooth. Only 7.5% opted to replant a tooth at an avulsion site whereas majority 64 (68.1%) preferred to refer a patient with an avulsed tooth to the dentist at the site of an avulsion. Most (51.1%) of the respondents selected saline as their preferred medium for preservation of an avulsed tooth. The findings of this survey shows that majority of the final year medical students had little or no awareness about the emergency management of avulsed teeth.