General Dental Practitioner's Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Management of Dental Trauma in Children of Ahvaz City

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.
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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.

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).

The overall knowledge of GDPs about the management of TDI in the selected community was good. ►Please cite this paper as: Basir L, Shayesteh M, Atiyeh Heydari M, Imani Z, Mammadi Kartalaee M. General Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Management of Dental Trauma in Children of Ahvaz City.