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https://doi.org/10.15644/asc55/1/4
Primary School Teachers' Knowledge on Tooth Avulsion
Ivan Salarić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-8185
; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju, Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska; Klinika za kirurgiju lica, čeljusti i usta, Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Daniela Tikvica Medojević
; Privatna ordinacija dentalne medicine,Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Ksenija Baždarić
; Katedra za medicinsku informatiku, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka, Republika Hrvatska
Josipa Kern
; Katedra za medicinsku statistiku, epidemiologiju i medicinsku informatiku, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Škola narodnog zdravlja Andrija Štampar, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Ante Miličević
; Klinika za kirurgiju lica, čeljusti i usta, Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Petar Đanić
orcid.org/0000-0002-6789-2782
; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju, Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska; Klinika za kirurgiju lica, čeljusti i usta, Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Josip Biočić
; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju, Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska; Klinika za kirurgiju lica, čeljusti i usta, Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Darko Macan
orcid.org/0000-0001-8632-8186
; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju, Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska: Klinika za kirurgiju lica, čeljusti i usta, Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Sažetak
Objective: Permanent teeth trauma is most frequent in children aged 7-9 years, and the primary school teachers (PSTs) are often the first to notice it. The aim of this study was to evaluate the competence in tooth avulsion clinical issues and knowledge on dental trauma of PSTs, as they can occasionally take on the role of school nurses. Material and Methods: Questionnaires were handed to 312 PSTs from 24 randomly selected primary schools in Zagreb, Croatia. An algorithm was designed for PST competence assessment. Results: Response rate amounted to 81.37% (N=255). Only 3.14% (N=8) of the PSTs would replant the permanent tooth properly and only 43.92% of them (N=112) would immediately take the child to a doctor of dental medicine. Dry tissue, as a transport medium for an avulsed tooth, was chosen by 50.20% (N=128) of the respondents. Altogether, 4.71% (N=12) of PSTs were graded as competent in case of child’s tooth avulsion. Conclusion: These results provided significant implications for school health, showed the educators’ serious lack of knowledge in cases of dental trauma and stressed a need for continuous education of PSTs on the topic.
Ključne riječi
MeSH terms: Tooth Avulsion; School Teachers; Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice; Dental Health Education. Author keywords: Educational Measurement; Attitude; Health education, Dental; Knowledge; Questionnaires; Tooth avulsion
Hrčak ID:
254135
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Datum izdavanja:
20.3.2021.
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