Naslov
Knowledge about traumatic dental injuries: a survey of Croatian pediatricians

Autori
Delić, Danijela ; Gavić, Lidia ; Tadin, Antonija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Acta stomatologica Croatica / Brkić, Hrvoje - Zagreb : Stomatolški fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu ; Hrvatsko stomatološko društvo Hrvatskog liječničkog zbora, 2019, 280-292

Skup
5. Međunarodni kongres Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 01.03.2019. - 02.03.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
dental trauma ; knowledge ; pediatricians

Sažetak
Aim: Dental trauma is one of the important oral health problems in adolescent and childhood period. This cross-sectional study has assessed the level of knowledge of Croatian pediatricians concerning the management of dental trauma. Materials and methods: A questioner-based study has assessed personal and professional characteristics, knowledge and experience with dental injuries among 186 pediatricians. The data have been evaluated by the Student-T test or one-way ANOVA, with Tukey’s post-hoc. The level of significance was set at P ≤ 0.05. Results: The overall mean self-reported knowledge of dental trauma management was 3.58 ± 1.53, with a maximum possible score of seven. Better knowledge has been observed among male pediatricians (3.89 ± 1.44 vs. 3.35 ± 1.56, P = 0.016), those who have witnessed dental injuries (3.95 ± 1.44 vs. 3.28 ± 1.54, P = 0.003), and who have had more than ten years of paediatric practices compared to those who have had less (3.98 ± 1.60 vs. 3.26 ± 1.49, P = 0.027). Results of multiple linear regression analysis have showed significant dependence of measured overall dental injuries management knowledge score with paediatrician’s practice settings (b = -0.254, P = 0.002) and the number of treated patients per day (b = -0.187, P = 0.030). Conclusion: Paediatricians have moderate knowledge regarding preliminary care of traumatic dental injuries. Dental trauma emergency management should be recommended as part of their educational training.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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