Akgül Nilgün, Yilmaz Ebru, Akkurt Onur
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Dent Traumatol. 2025 Aug;41(4):410-418. doi: 10.1111/edt.13046. Epub 2025 Feb 19.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Emergency department visits for dental issues are mainly related to traumatic injuries. Knowledge of emergency department staff regarding diagnosis and treatment of dentofacial injuries is quite significant for prognosis of teeth and peripheral tissues. The aim of this study is to assess attitude, knowledge, education and self-confidence of undergraduate nursing students, who will work at emergency departments in the future, regarding diagnosis and treatment of dental traumatic injuries.
This survey was prepared by modifying questions of the previous survey that had been internationally published. It was a face-to-face survey consisting of 15 questions regarding management of the dental traumas. Questions addressing participants' genders and year of study were added to the survey form. The survey was distributed to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th-year undergraduate nursing students. Analysis results were presented in the form of frequencies. Pearson's chi-squared test and the Fisher-Freeman-Halton test were used for analysis of the categorical data. Multiple comparisons were made using the Bonferroni-correction Z test. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05.
The survey was responded by a total of 297 participants, including 47 men and 250 women. Participants consisted of 35.4% first-year, 28.6% second-year, 15.5% third-year, and 20.5% fourth-year nursing students. The third-year undergraduate students believed that they had adequate knowledge, and they were also the group that most strongly supported for administration of tetanus vaccine (p < 0.05). No significant difference was observed among nursing students regarding other topics. Students' knowledge and awareness levels respecting particularly avulsion injuries were found to be inadequate regardless of their year of study.
Knowledge of most undergraduate nursing students regarding diagnosis and treatment of dentofacial traumatic injuries were insufficient. An additional education is required for students during and after their formal education to manage dental traumas following graduation.
背景/目的：因牙齿问题前往急诊科就诊主要与外伤有关。急诊科工作人员对牙颌面损伤的诊断和治疗知识对于牙齿及周围组织的预后至关重要。本研究的目的是评估未来将在急诊科工作的本科护理专业学生对牙外伤诊断和治疗的态度、知识、教育程度和自信心。
本调查问卷是通过修改先前国际发表的调查问卷中的问题编制而成。这是一项面对面调查，包含15个关于牙外伤处理的问题。调查问卷中增加了询问参与者性别和年级的问题。该调查发放给了本科一、二、三、四年级的护理专业学生。分析结果以频率形式呈现。采用Pearson卡方检验和Fisher-Freeman-Halton检验对分类数据进行分析。使用Bonferroni校正Z检验进行多重比较。显著性水平设定为p < 0.05。
共有297名参与者回复了调查问卷，其中男性47名，女性250名。参与者包括35.4%的一年级、28.6%的二年级、15.5%的三年级和20.5%的四年级护理专业学生。三年级本科生认为他们有足够的知识，并且他们也是最强烈支持接种破伤风疫苗的群体（p < 0.05）。在其他主题方面，护理专业学生之间未观察到显著差异。无论年级如何，学生们对尤其是撕脱伤的知识和认识水平都不足。
大多数本科护理专业学生对牙颌面外伤的诊断和治疗知识不足。在学生接受正规教育期间及之后，需要额外的教育，以便他们毕业后能够处理牙外伤。
