title: Knowledge of medical hospital emergency physicians about the first-aid management of traumatic tooth avulsion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of emergency medical physicians employed in hospital emergency rooms as to their potential role in the treatment for traumatic teeth avulsion injuries (TTAI).
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-item questionnaire was distributed to the emergency rooms of one university and 10 public hospitals. The questionnaire gathered data on the respondents' professional profiles and self-assessed perceived knowledge and actual knowledge of the emergency management of TTAIs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study was implemented with 69 emergency physicians present at their workplaces during the time of data collection. Of these, 55 (79.7%) were employed at public hospitals and 14 (20.3%) at a university hospital. The professional profiles indicated that 47 (68.1%) of the participants were general practitioners and the remaining 22 (31.9%) were distributed among various other medical specialties. Overall, 28 respondents (40.6%) assessed their knowledge regarding medical treatment for TTAI as insufficient, and the majority (78.3%) stated that they would like further education. Importantly, a large majority of practitioners could not provide correct answers to questions related to the emergency management of TTAI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to improve the knowledge of emergency medical physicians regarding the emergency treatment for TTAI.
authors: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. aycaulusoy@yahoo.com
authors: Ayça T
authors: AT
authors: Ulusoy
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Onder
authors: Bengi
authors: B
authors: Cetin
authors: Senay
authors: S
authors: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004497:Education, Dental; D004501:Education, Medical; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005392:First Aid; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000193:education; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D008892:Milk; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000628:therapy*; D014090:Tooth Replantation
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions