title: Evaluation of knowledge and attitude of school teachers about emergency management of traumatic dental injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are widespread in the population and are a serious dental public health problem among children. Dental trauma may cause both functional and esthetic problems, with possible impacts on the patient's quality of life.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate teacher's knowledge and attitudes of Mathura city about emergency management of TDIs in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 352 teachers from total 23 schools of Mathura city were included in the study. Data were collected through a survey, which included a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three major parts containing multiple-choice questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the teachers 51.1% were males and 48.9% were females. Majority of the respondents, that is, 33.5% were between 31 and 40 years of age. Most respondents (34%) had more than 10 years of teaching experience. Majority of the teachers (39.2%) had educational qualification other than B.Ed. and M.Ed. degrees. Physical education teachers comprised the largest group of school teachers. Regarding knowledge and attitude, the teachers with 10-20 years of teaching experience, physical education teachers, and the teachers other than B.Ed. and M.Ed. qualifications had given more correct answers to the questions when compared with other groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For the teachers having a low level of knowledge, there is a need for greater awareness to improve teachers' knowledge and attitudes related to the emergency management of TDIs in children by organizing educative and motivational programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Navin Anand
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ingle
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Navpreet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Attitude; dental trauma; knowledge