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Effect of dental health education on the management of avulsed teeth by firefighters

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Abstract

Aim

To evaluate the effect of a dental education program for firefighters addressing knowledge on the management of avulsed teeth.

Subject and methods

The intervention study involved the administration of a questionnaire for 90 firefighters. The questionnaire was administered before the lecture (T0), immediately after the lecture (T1), and 6 months after the lecture (T2). McNemar’s test was used to compare answers of the different evaluation times (p < 0.05).

Results

Improvements over the baseline evaluation were found in the second and third evaluations regarding the concepts of avulsion and replantation, conduct in cases of avulsion (replantation), ability to perform replantation, storage media and handling of the avulsed tooth prior to replantation. An increase in uncertainty was found with regard to performing replantation of an avulsed tooth between T1 and T2.

Conclusion

A lecture can significantly enhance knowledge regarding the correct measures to be taken in cases of tooth avulsion. While the knowledge level of the firefighters remained high 6 months after the educational intervention, some uncertainty was found with regard to performing replantation, demonstrating the decreasing effect of a single education program over time.

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  1. Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, 351 Baraúnas, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

    Matheus de França Perazzo, Bruno Rafael Cruz da Silva, Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves, Ramon Targino Firmino, Gustavo Leite Ribeiro & Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia

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Perazzo, M.F., da Silva, B.R.C., Neves, É.T.B. et al. Effect of dental health education on the management of avulsed teeth by firefighters. J Public Health 23, 49–55 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-014-0650-7

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