Al-Khalifa Khalifa S, AlYousef Yousef
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Med Med Sci. 2022 Jan-Apr;10(1):49-55. doi: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_306_20. Epub 2022 Jan 17.
Children and young adolescents commonly suffer traumatic dental injuries. Teachers are frequently first responders and responsible for the initial management of the injury; the prognosis of a traumatized tooth is dependent on the initial management.
To evaluate intermediate school teachers' level of knowledge and attitudes toward dental trauma.
This is a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study where all teachers from eight non-probability selected intermediate schools in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, were invited for participation. The questionnaire elicited data regarding demographics, teaching experience, knowledge and attitudes regarding dental trauma and its management.
A total 398 of 433 invited teachers responded (92%). The male-to-female ratio was 2:1. Only 30% of the respondents had previously participated in first aid training; only 11% specifically also focused on dental traumas. Health-care providers represented the main source of knowledge regarding dental trauma. Bivariate analysis revealed that in terms of attitudes toward dental trauma, urgency of care for luxation injuries was significantly associated with teaching experience ( = 0.042), while the urgency of care for avulsed teeth was significantly associated with dental trauma experience ( = 0.007). The only significant association between teaching experience and knowledge about management of avulsed teeth was regarding which tooth should be replanted ( = 0.041).
School teachers in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, lack proper knowledge in dental emergency management. Educational training programs are needed to ensure that teaching staff have adequate knowledge to effectively manage dental traumas.
儿童和青少年经常遭受牙外伤。教师常常是第一响应者，负责损伤的初始处理；外伤牙齿的预后取决于初始处理。
评估初中教师对牙外伤的知识水平和态度。
这是一项基于问卷的横断面研究，邀请了沙特阿拉伯达曼市八所非概率抽样的初中的所有教师参与。问卷收集了有关人口统计学、教学经验、关于牙外伤及其处理的知识和态度的数据。
433名受邀教师中共有398名回复（92%）。男女比例为2:1。只有30%的受访者此前参加过急救培训；只有11%特别关注牙外伤。医疗保健人员是牙外伤知识的主要来源。双变量分析显示，在对牙外伤的态度方面，脱位伤的护理紧迫性与教学经验显著相关（P = 0.042），而恒牙脱位的护理紧迫性与牙外伤经验显著相关（P = 0.007）。教学经验与关于恒牙脱位处理知识之间唯一显著的关联是关于应重新植入哪颗牙齿（P = 0.041）。
沙特阿拉伯达曼市的学校教师在牙外伤应急处理方面缺乏适当的知识。需要开展教育培训项目，以确保教职员工具备有效处理牙外伤的足够知识。
