Educational Dental Program and Its Impact on Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries in Children

Abstract

Purpose: this study was conducted to design an educational dental program (campaign) for improvement of the awareness of parents, teachers and general dental practitioners regarding emergency management of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in children and evaluate the impact of educational dental program (campaign) on level of knowledge about emergency procedure in TDI in children after 3 and 9 months. Subjects and Methods: A total number of 800 parents, 200 schoolteachers, and 200 general dental Practitioners’ were randomly chosen. Evaluation of knowledge level for all groups was surveyed using a self-administered structured questionnaire, followed by awareness stage campaign to improve the level of knowledge of these groups of adults who would be the first line of defense in emergency TDI that can happen at home, school, and primary medical centers; then, the effect of the different awareness methods was evaluated among the groups. Result: A significant difference have been noticed in the level of knowledge in the groups after the educational dental program (campaign). Conclusion: educational dental program (campaign) play a main role in increasing level of awareness with emergency management of traumatic injuries in children,and cases prognosis.