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    Effect of dental trauma management resources on dental practitioners' confidence and knowledge: A pilot cross-sectional study

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    2022
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    Matoug-Elwerfelli, Manal
    Sim, Yu Fan
    Alghutaimel, Hayat
    Almohareb, Rahaf
    Al-Abdulla, Jamal
    Al-Kandari, Jarrah
    Shahda, Mohamad
    El Shahawy, Osama
    Bacho, Riad
    Al Harrasi, Sharifa
    Twati, Wageh
    Duggal, Monty
    Nazzal, Hani
    Tong, Huei Jinn
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    Background/Aim: The knowledge of standardized care guidelines is critical to the confidence of practitioners in managing dental trauma. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the awareness, use and impact of the International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines, and the online Dental Trauma Guide on general dental practitioners' self-reported confidence and knowledge in managing traumatic dental injuries in the primary and permanent dentitions. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, pre-piloted, 27-item self-administered questionnaire survey was distributed electronically to general dental practitioners' working within five member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar) between September and December 2020. Data were collected and analysed using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test analysis for relevant comparisons. Results: A total of 294 respondents completed the survey, with the majority being from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (47.4%) and Qatar (27.3%). A lack of evidence-based knowledge in managing traumatic dental injuries was evident among more than half of the respondents. Respondents who were cognizant of the recent International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines (2020) and those who use the Dental Trauma Guide routinely demonstrated a higher self-reported confidence level in managing both simple and complex primary dentition trauma, as well as simple traumatic dental injuries in the permanent dentition (p <.05). Conclusion: This survey highlights critical deficiencies in the knowledge of a large number of the respondents in the management of dental trauma which is likely to cause irreversible long-term patient effects.
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    https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85129253367&origin=inward
    DOI/handle
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/edt.12754
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/35529
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