title: Knowledge and awareness of dental trauma among Indian nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding the emergency management of dental traumatic injuries among the present and prospective nurses of KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences and Hospital, Belgaum, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-item questionnaire regarding the clinical situation of tooth avulsion inquiring nurses' knowledge was administered to 308 nursing professionals, includes nursing interns and staff nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 300 respondents, only 2.2% knew about the storage medium used for storing avulsed tooth. Majority of the participants accepted that they had no knowledge regarding the emergency management of dental traumatic injuries and also that no training had been given to them about this.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As nurses stand on the front lines of responding to emergency, it is essential that they also possess adequate knowledge about dental traumatic injuries and its emergency management. As the findings of our study revealed poor knowledge about emergency management of dental trauma, it is concluded that there is a need for mass educational campaign to broaden the nurses' knowledge about this.
authors: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: dr.hugarsm@gmail.com.
authors: Shivayogi M
authors: SM
authors: Hugar
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Suganya
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kiran
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Vikneshan
authors: Vanita P
authors: VP
authors: More
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000451:nursing*
keywords: Avulsion; Children; Dental trauma; Emergency; Knowledge; Nurses