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- Title
Knowledge of oral health professionals of treatment of avulsed teeth.
- Authors
Cohenca, Nestor; Forrest, Jane L.; Rotstein, Ilan
- Abstract
The management and immediate treatment of an avulsed permanent tooth will determine the long-term survival of the tooth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of oral health professionals on the new guidelines for emergency treatment of avulsed teeth. A 12-item questionnaire was distributed among general dentists, specialists, dental hygienists and dental assistants attending Continuing Education courses at the School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, between 2003 and 2004. This study reports only on the general practitioners who comprised 83% of the participants. The results revealed an uneven pattern of knowledge among them regarding the emergency management of an avulsed tooth. Statistically significant associations were related to the participants’ previous dental trauma education and their age. In conclusion, there is a need to improve the knowledge of general dentists in the current guidelines for emergency treatment of avulsed teeth.
- Subjects
DENTAL care; TEETH; DENTISTS; DENTISTRY; CONTINUING education
- Publication
Dental Traumatology, 2006, Vol 22, Issue 6, p296
- ISSN
1600-4469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-9657.2005.00448.x