GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF DENTAL TRAUMA IN CHILDREN OF AHVAZ CITY

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BASIR LEYLA; SHAYESTEH MOHSEN; ATIYEH HEYDARI MAHSA; IMANI ZAHRA; MOHMEDI KARTALAEE MARYAM

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Journal: Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal Year:2016 | Volume:15 | Issue:3 Page(s): 371-382

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GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF DENTAL TRAUMA IN CHILDREN OF AHVAZ CITY

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GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERQ2

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDEQ3

TRAUMATIC DENTAL INJURIESQ1

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Background and objective: TRAUMATIC DENTAL INJURIES (TDI) are unpleasant experiences for children and necessitate to be treated as soon as possible. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERs (GDPs) KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE regarding the emergency management of TDI in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2014-2015.Subjects and Method: In this study a two-part questionnaire was distributed among 100 GDPs. Part 1 focusing on demographic information and part 2 asked questions about different dental injuries. One score was dedicated to each correct answer; the total score of 10 to 30 was considered as low KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE, while scores 30-50, 50-70 and up to 70 were assigned as moderate, good and high KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE, respectively. The data were analyzed using variance analysis and t-test.Results: With regards to the level of GDP’s knowledge, the mean score was 59.2%, out of a total of 100, 51% of the dentists showed a good level of knowledge. A significant association was found between KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE of GDPs in their practice that were encountered and treated TDI (P=0.001).Conclusion: The overall knowledge of GDPs about the management of TDI in the selected community was good.

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