title: Brazilian primary school teachers' knowledge about immediate management of dental trauma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the level of knowledge of primary school teachers in the public school network of Northeastern Brazil with respect to management of dental trauma and its relationship with prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was applied to 195 school teachers of public schools in Northeastern Brazil. The questionnaire comprised 12 objective questions about dental trauma and methods for its prevention and management. Data were submitted to chi-square test and Poisson regression test (P > 0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the 141 teachers who responded the questionnaires, the majority were women (70.2%) and most of them had experienced previous dental accidents involving a child (53.2%). The majority (84.4%) had incomplete college education and few were given some training on how to deal with emergency situations during their undergraduate course (13.5%) or after it (38.3%). Their level of knowledge about dental trauma and emergency protocols showed that unsatisfactory knowledge level was associated with the male sex: 46% higher for men in comparison to women (P = 0.025).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Approximately half of teachers evaluated had unsatisfactory knowledge about dental trauma and emergency protocols, with female teachers showing more knowledge than men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, State University of Southwestern Bahia.
authors.forename: Matheus Melo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pithon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Federal University of Campina Grande.
authors.forename: Rogério
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lacerda dos Santos
authors.affiliation: State University of Southwestern Bahia.
authors.forename: Pedro Henrique Bomfim
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, State University of Southwestern Bahia.
authors.forename: Raildo da Silva
authors.initials: Rda S
authors.lastname: Coqueiro
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods*; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017150:Public Sector; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D014090:Tooth Replantation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions