Comparison and Evaluation of Attitude and Knowledge Towards the Management of Dental Injury in School Teachers Before and After Oral Health Education

JOURNAL TITLE: International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Author
1. Arpana Bansal
2. Neha Nashine
3. Parimala Tyagi
4. Ankur Jain
5. Utkarsh Tiwari
6. Manish Jain
ISSN
0974-7052
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1551
Volume
11
Issue
5
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Peoples Dental Academy, Madhya Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People\'s Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People\'s Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
    1. John Snow India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India
    2. UBC, Vancouver, Canada; Medanta—The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
    3. SAACHI Children Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India
    4. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    5. Medanta—The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India; UBC, Vancouver, Canada
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People\'s Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People\'s Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Article keywords
    Attitude, Avulsed tooth, Dental trauma, Interventional study, Knowledge, School teachers

    Abstract

    Background: Dental traumatic injuries are prevalent in school-going children. Therefore, It is critical to ascertain the knowledge and practices of school teachers who are in close contact with these children. Aim: To evaluate the knowledge and attitude of school teachers toward dental trauma and the effect of the educational intervention. Materials and methods: The interventional study was designed by two-stage cluster sampling. A total of 158 teachers were part of the research. Data was collected through a pretested questionnaire. Re-evaluation was done after an informative lecture. Results were statistically analyzed. Result: The knowledge was consistently lacking prior to intervention with the level of correct answer ranging from 0.6 to 56.3%. It improved significantly post education ranging up to 96.6%. A positive attitude was noticed even before the intervention was employed. Conclusion: Study observes a significant knowledge gap regarding the primary management of dental injuries amongst school teachers and emphasizes the need for urgent educational intervention to fill in this gap. Clinical significance: Suggestions derived from this study are especially important in today's scenario where, the concept of conservation, retention, prevention and early intervention of tooth structures is topmost of all the priorities.

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