Evaluation of knowledge and experience of dentists of São Paulo State, Brazil about cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Gonzaga, Heron Fernando de Sousa; Buso, Leonardo; Jorge, Maria Augusta; Gonzaga, Lúcia Helena de Sousa; Chaves, Marcelo Donizetti; Almeida, Oslei Paes de

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“…Thus, dentists should seek adequate professional training to minimize the ethical and legal problems that may arise during their practice. 1,9,11,15 BLS training is fundamental to health area professionals. In this study, 87% of the dentists interviewed asserted that they had received training, but only 43% Do you know what law this is?…”

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“…The occurrence of emergency and urgency episodes during out-patient treatment is unpredictable and does not always follow set patterns, but few dentists are prepared to face these episodes, because they lack the appropriate knowledge. 1,2,3,4 The curriculum of undergraduate dentistry courses lacks either disciplines or contents, both of which are needed for emergency and/or Declaration of Interests: The authors certify that they have no commercial or associative interest that represents a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript.…”

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This study aimed at evaluating how well dentists understand medical emergency/urgency procedures and issues during dental treatment at a hospital specialized in cleft lip and palate. It comprised a hundred dentists from the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC/USP), Brazil, from different dental specialties. A questionnaire was applied to evaluate their knowledge of medical emergencies/urgencies from June through September 2011. The questionnaire was anonymous, confidential and constructed with closed questions and either yes-no or multiple-choice responses. Results showed that most professionals (87%) were trained in basic life support (BLS), but only 43% considered themselves capable of providing first aid and performing the necessary maneuvers. Most participants (94%) claimed that they knew the difference between medical urgencies and emergencies, and 69% had BLS training in their undergraduate courses, as opposed to 37%, during their specialization. Some participants (23%) mentioned that they had received knowledge of the subject during extracurricular courses and/or graduate courses (12%). Only 9% had not been educated on the subject; however, all participants showed interest in attending a course in BLS. In regard to assessing training that dentists who attended BLS courses received, 49% were satisfied and 42% were dissatisfied. Results of the present study emphasize that dentists from HRAC/USP have little knowledge about BLS procedures to perform them. Dentists must gain adequate education and training to minimize possible technical, ethical and legal problems associated with dental practice. It is necessary to improve both knowledge and practice in order to become well-qualified practitioners.

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“…Only few publications [13][14][15] about the competence of dentists to deal with such medical emergency are available, and none has been published in Kuwait. One study, [14] which was conducted in 2015, concluded that only 3.75% of general dentists in Iran were able to perform CPR correctly.…”

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“…Another study [13] showed that almost two-thirds of Australian dentists felt they were competent in performing CPR, although less than two-thirds had received practical training in CPR since graduation. Furthermore, in 2003 Gonzaga et al [15] found that half of dental practitioners in Brazil believed themselves able to perform CPR, however, none of them referred to have undertaken resuscitation training.…”

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and attitude among general dentists in Kuwait

Alkandari

Alyahya

Abdulwahab

2017

World Journal of Emergency Medicine

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BACKGROUND:Dentists as health care providers should maintain a competence in resuscitation. This cannot be overemphasized by the fact that the population in our country is living longer with an increasing proportion of medically compromised persons in the general population. This preliminary study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of general dentists towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out among 250 licensed general dental practitioners working in ministry of health. Data were obtained through electronic self-administered questionnaire consisting of demographic data of general dentists, and their experience, attitude and knowledge about CPR based on the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines update for CPR. RESULTS:Totally 208 general dentists took part in the present study giving a response rate of 83.2%. Only 36% of the participants demonstrated high knowledge on CPR, while 64% demonstrated low knowledge. Participants' age, gender, nationality, years of experience, career hierarchy, and formal CPR training were associated significantly with CPR knowledge. Almost all the participants (99%) felt that dentists needed to be competent in basic resuscitation skills and showed a positive attitude towards attending continuing dental educational programs on CPR.CONCLUSION: This study showed that majority of general dental practitioners in Kuwait had inadequate knowledge on CPR. It was also found that CPR training signifi cantly infl uenced the CPR knowledge of the participants. Therefore, training courses on CPR should be regularly provided to general dentists in the country.

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“…Indeed, increasing evidence suggest that the ability of the dentist to initiate primary management is the key to minimizing morbidity and mortality (9,14). The most important finding of our study, which is the first one conducted in Greece aiming at evaluating the knowledge of Greek dentists in CPR/AED, was that they lack the knowledge needed in order to be able to provide early high quality CPR and use the AED.…”

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Evaluation of resuscitation knowledge and skills in dentists before and after a European Resuscitation Council CPR/AED course

Schizogiannis¹,

Chalkias²,

Kouskouni³

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J. Resusc. Balc.

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To investigate the level of knowledge of Greek dentists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and of the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) before and after participating in a European Resuscitation Council (ERC) CPR/AED course. Materials and methods:A theoretical knowledge questionnaire consisting of multiple choice questions was completed by the participants at the beginning of the CPR/AED course. The participants were re-evaluated at the end of the course, while the evaluation procedure consisted of two distinct parts: a 10-min written test which preceded a simulated cardiac arrest scenario. Results:The average performance of the participants in pre-course written test was satisfactory, while the dentists who had attended a CPR/AED course in the past achieved significantly higher initial performance in contrast to their colleagues (p=0.028). There was a statistically significant increase in post-course test score compared to pre-course test score (8.3±1.2 vs. 5.7±1.9, respectively; p<0.001). In addition, participation in a CPR/AED course had a positive effect on the participant's skills, as their performance was excellent at the end of the course. Conclusions:Dentists' resuscitation knowledge and skills were significantly improved after participating in ERC CPR/AED courses.

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Evaluation of knowledge and experience of dentists of São Paulo State, Brazil about cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Evaluation of the dentists’ knowledge on medical urgency and emergency

Evaluation of the dentists’ knowledge on medical urgency and emergency

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and attitude among general dentists in Kuwait

Evaluation of resuscitation knowledge and skills in dentists before and after a European Resuscitation Council CPR/AED course

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