Open AccessEvaluation of knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward emergency dental trauma management among the school teachers of Kolkata
Author(s) -
Rahul Kaul,
Parul Jain,
Nilanjana Saha,
Suchetana Goswami,
Santanu Mukhopadhyay,
Subrata Saha,
Subir Sarkar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_118_17
Subject(s) - dental trauma , test (biology) , medicine , accident and emergency , first aid , school teachers , questionnaire , family medicine , psychology , medical emergency , dentistry , pedagogy , paleontology , biology , social science , sociology
Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are very common in childhood. Majority of TDI occur at home followed by schools. The prognosis of TDIs to a great extent is dependent on prompt emergency measures taken at the site of accident. Hence, it is of paramount importance to assess the knowledge of people present at the site of accident that generally includes parents, teachers, and sports coaches.