Assessment of schoolteachers’ knowledge about management of traumatic dental injuries in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Objective:This study aimed to assess the knowledge of primary and intermediate schoolteachers about the management of TDIs in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia.Materials and Methods:A previously validated, self-administered, anonymous, close-ended structured questionnaire was administered to schoolteachers in 13 different schools. It included two parts: basic demographic information (part one) and questions regarding the management of dental traumatic injuries (part two).Results:A total of 178 schoolteachers voluntarily completely filled in the questionnaire. Nearly 28.1% of the teachers acquired a first-aid training program and 6.2% only learned about dental injury management in first-aid training. Concerning the knowledge about the management of dental traumatic injuries, 55.1% of teachers realized the appropriate time for treatment of dental traumatic injuries. A few percentage of teachers selected correct answers for the suitable storage medium. The most commonly selected storage media were found to be cold milk, physiological saline, and patient's saliva at 14.6%, 6.7%, and 2.2%, respectively.Conclusion:The knowledge among primary and intermediate schoolteachers in the management of dental traumatic injuries is unsatisfactory.

Global status of knowledge for prevention and emergency management of traumatic dental injuries among school teachers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…All the included studies had been published within last decade. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Most of them (17) were conducted in Asia, 11,13,14,16,17,[20][21][22][23][24][25]27,29,[32][33][34][35] two in South America, 15,31 two in Africa, 26,30 one each in Europe 12 and Australia. 28 Among the countries, India had the highest number (7) 11,16,23,27,…”

“…Ten questionnaires used case scenarios of different TDI. The primary languages in which the questionnaires were administered were Arabic(7), 13,14,21,22,25,26,30 Hindi(3), 16,27,29 Persian(3), 24,33,35 Tamil(2), 11,23 Malay(2), 17,20 Kannada(1), 32…”

“…16,20,21,24,26,28,29,30 Among the studies which enquired about willingness to know more about management of TDI, an affirmative response was reported by greater than 90% of the participants in seven studies 12,16,20,24,26,29,32 and 75%-90% in three studies. 21,28,30 When teachers were asked about their ability to differentiate between primary and permanent teeth, an affirmative response by over 75% was reported in one study, 17 50%-75% in five studies, 12,13,22,24,31 F I G U R E 3 KAP-heat map showing the question stems included in 6 or more studies. Blue-question not included, red >75%, dark yellow-50%-75%, lemon yellow-25%-50%, light yellow-<25% teachers giving correct responses.…”

“…11 These principles can be learned and executed at the time of a TDI by the first responders such as children/ adolescents, school teachers, coaches, parents and police officers to reduce suffering of the injured individual and to improve the prognosis of the injured tooth. [11][12][13] Since most TDI occur during school hours or in school-related sports activities, it is imperative to assess the level of awareness of school teachers for the prevention and emergency management of TDI. 11 Several researchers have tried to do this through studies done in different parts of the world.…”

“…11 Several researchers have tried to do this through studies done in different parts of the world. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The aim of this systematic review was to assess and analyse the global status of knowledge for the prevention and emergency management of TDI among school teachers and to provide recommendations for future research in this domain of dental traumatology.…”