Knowledge about traumatic dental injuries in the permanent dentition: A survey of Lithuanian dentists

Abstract

Lithuanian general dentists have insufficient dental traumatology knowledge. Better knowledge was observed amongst younger dentists (≤50 years).

Dentists′ knowledge of dental trauma based on the International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines: A survey in South Brazil

“…The majority of respondents (61%) self‐reported having at least a good knowledge about dental traumatology. The present study results revealed that a higher self‐reported knowledge was associated with a higher level of competence on dental trauma treatment, which is in accordance with the literature …”

“…There has been a progressive increase in enrollment of Brazilian women in universities since the 1980s, and a predominance of female dentists can be observed from the late 1990s to the present day, which confirms that the feminization of dentistry is occurring . This was observed in the sample from the current study, and in previous studies …”

“…The present study results revealed that a higher self-reported knowledge was associated with a higher level of competence on dental trauma treatment, which is in accordance with the literature. 14,22 The current study suggests that the length of clinical experience could have an influence in the mean SKDT. The highest level of knowledge was observed in dentists with 10 to 19 years after qualification and this was higher than dentists with up to 29 years of graduation.…”

“…The moderate level of knowledge of dentists regarding the management of TDI observed in some previous studies from Brazil and Norway was confirmed in the current study, with an overall SKDT mean of 5.87. On the other hand, other studies from Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, and Lithuania, demonstrated a poor level of knowledge among dentists . It is worth noting that a comparison between different investigations may be difficult due to differences in their methodology.…”

“…14 This was observed in the sample from the current study, and in previous studies. 16,22 A total of 855 (60.5%) of the respondents had a clinical postgraduate degree. Surprisingly, this characteristic did not reflect a higher SKDT when compared to dentists without specialization.…”