title: Awareness of management of dental trauma among medical professionals in Pondicherry, India.
abstract: The aim of the study was to establish the level of knowledge on the management of dental trauma among physicians at Pondicherry, India. A questionnaire was designed and was given to physicians working in medical colleges or as residents in advanced training programs in medicine in Pondicherry, India. The questionnaire contained a clinical situation of tooth avulsion and various treatment options. Only 5.5% of the medical professionals knew about reimplantation and none knew that the patients' mouth was the best transport medium. 90% of them accepted that they had no knowledge on dental trauma management. As the physicians get an opportunity to attend a case of dental trauma in emergency or private practice, it is vital that they possess sufficient knowledge on primary management of tooth avulsion, before referring to dentists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India. rajsubhash@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Krishnaraj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Subhashraj
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000628:therapy*; D014090:Tooth Replantation
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions