Dental Trauma: School Teachers’ Understanding of Handling the Situation
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Traumatic dental injury among primary school children’s considered as significant public health problem. Injuries at early stage may leads to functional limitation and disability; hence role of teachers at primary school in managing dental trauma is of primary concern. The present study was conducted to know insight about what school teachers know about concerned issue and its management. Objective of the study were to determine the frequency of dental trauma among primary school children’s, confronted by primary school teachers, and to assess their confidence in managing dental trauma Material and Methods: An observational study having crosssectional design was conducted among primary school teachers in Hail, Saudi Arabia. It was conducted in January 2017. Face and content validated questionnaire was used as study tool. Data from 400 primary school teachers from 18 schools were gathered using non probability, convenient sampling technique. Data was displayed as number and percentage, Chi square test were used to measure association, using SPSS version 20. P value < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Out of 400 a total of 378 (94.5%) responded to the questionnaire. 281 (74.3%) of primary school teachers encountered a child with a dental trauma in school hours, and noted that 209 (55.3%) of the primary school teachers were not confident enough in dealing with it. A statistical significance was found in between the years of experience and the confidence of the teachers in managing the situation. Conclusion: The present study concluded that almost 75% of teachers had handled dental trauma during school hours, whilst 55.3% are not confident to manage it. Based on this finding we suggest further research on concerned issue in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Authors and Affiliations
Ammar Ahmed Siddiqui, Hazza A Alhobeira, Yazeed Saud Altamimi, Naif Salem Al- Amer, Mohammed Khalid Alsaleh, Asaad Javaid Mirza
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