Effect of dental trauma management resources on dental practitioners' confidence and knowledge: A pilot cross-sectional study.

Autor: Matoug-Elwerfelli M; College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Sim YF; Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Alghutaimel H; Preventive Dental Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almohareb R; Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Abdulla J; Dentistry Department, Hamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Al-Kandari J; Head of Dental Department at Wara Hospital, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait., Shahda M; General Dental Practitioner, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain., El Shahawy O; Paediatric Dentistry Department, Cairo University, and Future University, Egypt., Bacho R; Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Lebanon., Al Harrasi S; Paediatric Dentistry, Kids Paradise Dental Centre, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman., Twati W; Paediatric Department, College of Dentistry, University of Tripoli, Libya., Duggal M; College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Nazzal H; College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.; Dentistry Department, Hamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Tong HJ; Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology [Dent Traumatol] 2022 Oct; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 381-390. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 05.
DOI: 10.1111/edt.12754
Abstrakt: Background/aim: The knowledge of standardized care guidelines is critical to the confidence of practitioners in managing dental trauma. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the awareness, use and impact of the International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines, and the online Dental Trauma Guide on general dental practitioners' self-reported confidence and knowledge in managing traumatic dental injuries in the primary and permanent dentitions.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, pre-piloted, 27-item self-administered questionnaire survey was distributed electronically to general dental practitioners' working within five member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar) between September and December 2020. Data were collected and analysed using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test analysis for relevant comparisons.
Results: A total of 294 respondents completed the survey, with the majority being from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (47.4%) and Qatar (27.3%). A lack of evidence-based knowledge in managing traumatic dental injuries was evident among more than half of the respondents. Respondents who were cognizant of the recent International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines (2020) and those who use the Dental Trauma Guide routinely demonstrated a higher self-reported confidence level in managing both simple and complex primary dentition trauma, as well as simple traumatic dental injuries in the permanent dentition (p < .05).
Conclusion: This survey highlights critical deficiencies in the knowledge of a large number of the respondents in the management of dental trauma which is likely to cause irreversible long-term patient effects.
(© 2022 The Authors. Dental Traumatology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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