Knowledge of dental trauma in a group of chilean primary school teachers / Conocimientos sobre trauma dental en un grupo de profesores chilenos de educación básica
Letelier, Claudia; Hernández, María.
J. oral res. (Impresa)
; 5(1): 7-12, Feb. 2016. tab
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em Inglês
| LILACS | ID: biblio-869008
Abstract
Aim:
to determine the knowledge and management of dentoalveolar trauma in primary school teachers in rural and urban schools in the district of Paillaco, Chile, in 2014.Methods:
An observational study was conducted in 167 teachers in the city of Paillaco. A survey developed from the questionnaires proposed by McIntyre et al. and Yassen et al. was used. The survey, previously approved by 2 experts, was applied in person in the school facilities, after the application of a pilot test. Demographic characteristics of the participants and the frequency of correct responses by geographical location of the educational establishment (rural/urban) were analyzed. For the inferential analysis, the chi-square and t-tests (p smaller than .05) were used.Results:
130 valid questionnaires (41.21 more less 0.95 years, 68.4 percent women) were obtained. Participating teachers achieved an 83.3 percent of correct diagnosis of dentoalveolar trauma and a 55.5 percent of correct answers regarding its management. There were with no statistically significant differences in relation to geographical location.Conclusion:
Primary school teachers in the district of Paillaco have a high level of knowledge of dentoalveolar trauma, but not of its management.
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