Dental trauma knowledge of oral health care teachers in elementary schools of Tabriz in 2015

Abstract

Following a huge decrease in dental caries among children in developing countries more researches have been oriented toward traumatic studies. Traumatic dental injuries can be considered a major social problem because of its effect on daily life of chidlren .The purpose of this study was to determine of knowledge of health teachers of elementary schools about dental trauma.Material & methods: In this descriptive-Cross sectional study which was conducted in 2015, 160 teachers of Tabriz elementary schools were selected and studied. Data were collected with completing the questionnaire. SPSS 16 software was used for data analysis.Results: One hundered and sixty of school health workers 2.5% (4 persons) were female and 97.5% (156 persons) were male. Mean age of school health workers was 39.2± 4.6 years. All of the school health workers had universal education. 10.6% (17 persons) of them had diploma degree and 89.4% (143 persons) of them had BSc degree. More than half (60%) of participated had insufficient awareness. The mean of acquired awareness scores were 6 from 11. Conclusion: The result shows that the knowledge of dental trauma among elementary school teachers in Tabriz is insufficient, an educational campaign dedicated to this topic is recommended and dental trauma management is suggested to be added to curriculum of health teachers .