| Autor: |
Sai Sankar, A. J., Sreedevi, E., Suresh Babu, M., Naveen, V., Rajavardhan, K. |
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Indian Journal of Dental Sciences; Jun2013, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p155-158, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
The seeds of prevention should be sown early in the life to have its benefits in evidence. When it comes to the pediatric age group the information delivered by the school teachers will have better impact. With this background in the mind the survey was designed to assess the school teachers' knowledge regarding dental aspects and also to make them aware about their indispensible role as oral health messengers. The survey contained questions related to their knowledge about dentition, exposure to dental health education, awareness on caries, experience and knowledge on providing first-aid in instances of dental trauma. A total of 850 school teachers were selected from rural and urban areas in and around Guntur city and the questionnaire was distributed. When answers obtained were summarized it was found that the overall knowledge of school teachers regarding the above mentioned dental aspects was relatively low which gives an alarming signal to improvise the knowledge of school teachers. This survey was an effort to interact with the teachers so that the knowledge, attitude and practice of the teachers regarding dental issues can be identified. Thus few recommendations were suggested to achieve the goal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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