Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries: Knowledge of Dubai School Nurses

Abstract Objective: To assess the knowledge of school nurses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about the emergency management of Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDIs) at schools. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted amongst 68 school nurses (SN) prior to inviting them...

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Published in:Pesquisa brasileira em odontopediatria e clínica integrada 2019, Vol.19 (1), p.1-10
Main Authors: Sari, Shahad Al, Halabi, Manal Al, Kowash, Mawlood, Hussein, Iyad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
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Summary:Abstract Objective: To assess the knowledge of school nurses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about the emergency management of Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDIs) at schools. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted amongst 68 school nurses (SN) prior to inviting them to an educational workshop on the emergency management of TDIs. The educational workshop covered all the topics in the questionnaire and provided basic necessary information to the SN regarding the emergency management of TDIs. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the characteristics of the sample; the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test normality for the score of knowledge and Mann-Whitney U test to correlate score of knowledge with different demographical variables (p
ISSN:1519-0501
1983-4632
DOI:10.4034/PBOCI.2019.191.111