Department of Restorative Dental Medicine and Endodontics, Study of Dental Medicine, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia.
Dent Traumatol. 2021 Aug;37(4):589-600. doi: 10.1111/edt.12669. Epub 2021 Feb 14.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Dental trauma is one of the critical oral health problems in childhood and adolescence that can affect an individual's quality of life. Teachers may witness a dental injury on many occasions, and they are likely to be involved at the site of an accident. Hence, they should be capable of managing prompt and correct emergency treatment at the accident site. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the level of knowledge and experience of Croatian elementary and high school teachers concerning dental trauma.
A questionnaire-based cross-sectional online survey was conducted to determine knowledge and experience about traumatic dental injuries among 803 full-time working elementary and high school teachers. The inclusion criteria were full-time employment at the time of data collection with at least 1 year of teaching experience. Retirement (teachers aged ≥65 years) and unwillingness to participate in the survey were the exclusion criteria. The Student t test or one-way ANOVA, with Tukey's post hoc was used to evaluate the obtained data. The level of significance was set at p ≤ .05.
The overall mean level of teachers' knowledge regarding emergency management of dental trauma was 6.6 ± 2.5 points, out of a maximum possible score of 14. There were no significant differences in knowledge among teachers from lower elementary, upper elementary, and high school education (6.9 ± 2.5, 6.5 ± 2.4 vs 6.4 ± 2.6 points, respectively; p = .140). Teachers who had personally experienced dental trauma showed better knowledge (7.2 ± 2.6 vs 6.4 ± 2.5 points; p ≤ .001).
The knowledge of emergency management of dental trauma among elementary and high school teachers in Croatia is low. Since most of the participants expressed willingness for future education regarding this subject, educational programs are recommended.
背景/目的：牙外伤是儿童和青少年口腔健康的重大问题之一，会影响个体的生活质量。教师可能会在很多场合目睹牙齿受伤，并且他们很可能会在事故现场参与其中。因此，他们应该能够在事故现场进行及时和正确的急救处理。本横断面研究的目的是评估克罗地亚小学和高中教师对牙外伤的知识和经验水平。
采用基于问卷的横断面在线调查，对 803 名全职工作的小学和高中教师进行了关于创伤性牙外伤的知识和经验调查。纳入标准为在数据收集时全职工作且至少有 1 年教学经验。退休（年龄≥65 岁的教师）和不愿意参加调查被排除在外。采用学生 t 检验或单因素方差分析，结合 Tukey 事后检验评估获得的数据。显著性水平设定为 p≤.05。
教师对牙外伤紧急处理的总体知识平均水平为 6.6±2.5 分，满分为 14 分。来自小学低年级、小学高年级和高中的教师在知识方面没有显著差异（6.9±2.5、6.5±2.4 与 6.4±2.6 分；p=0.140）。有个人牙外伤经历的教师表现出更好的知识（7.2±2.6 与 6.4±2.5 分；p≤0.001）。
克罗地亚小学和高中教师对牙外伤紧急处理的知识水平较低。由于大多数参与者表示愿意接受这方面的未来教育，因此建议开展教育计划。
