Baradaran Nakhjavani Y, Jafari A, Azari M
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Med Life. 2015;8(Spec Iss 4):18-22.
Dental trauma has always been a common problem in dental health while mentally challenged children are more susceptible to it. This interventional study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge of trainers of mentally challenged children care centers about the management of dental trauma, and participants voluntarily took part in the study. A questionnaire containing demographic questions, and 12 questions related to the knowledge of trainers about the emergency management of avulsed teeth were designed. Each correct answer gave one score, and eventually, teachers who had correctly answered between 0 to 6 questions were considered to have limited real knowledge about the issue (from 7 to 9 medium, and from 10 to 12). In the second phase, an educational intervention was done to enhance the knowledge of trainers by distributing brochures in care centers. Finally, data were analyzed by Chi-square test. In this study, almost all participants were females (97%). Results illustrated that more experienced trainers and elder ones were relatively more knowledgeable than their younger and less experienced co-workers. Also, teachers working in private care centers had more knowledge than those working in the public sector. However, the knowledge about the management of dental traumas was unsatisfactory at first, yet it was hugely promoted after the educational intervention was carried out, which indicated the importance of conducting other educational interventions for the improvement of the management of dental traumas.
牙外伤一直是口腔健康中的常见问题，而智障儿童更容易受到牙外伤的影响。本干预性研究旨在评估智障儿童护理中心培训人员关于牙外伤处理的知识，参与者自愿参与研究。设计了一份包含人口统计学问题以及12个与培训人员关于牙齿脱出紧急处理知识相关问题的问卷。每个正确答案得1分，最终，正确回答0至6个问题的教师被认为对此问题的实际知识有限（7至9个为中等，10至12个为良好）。在第二阶段，通过在护理中心分发宣传册进行教育干预，以提高培训人员的知识水平。最后，采用卡方检验对数据进行分析。在本研究中，几乎所有参与者为女性（97%）。结果表明，经验更丰富和年龄较大的培训人员相对比年轻和经验较少的同事知识更丰富。此外，在私立护理中心工作的教师比在公立部门工作的教师知识更丰富。然而，起初关于牙外伤处理的知识并不令人满意，但在进行教育干预后有了极大提升，这表明开展其他教育干预对于改善牙外伤处理的重要性。
