Clinical trial NCT04462744: the Effect of Educational Program on Teachers' Knowledge Self-reported Practice Towards TDIs
Official title: Effectiveness of an Oral Health Educational Program on the Knowledge and Self-reported Practice of Primary School Teachers in Beni-Suef Towards Traumatic Dental Injuries: Before and After Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Dental Trauma
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-07-08
Enrollment: 254
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Primary school teachers in Beni-Suef district of Beni-Suef governorate will be enrolled if they accept and are willing to participate.

Brief summary: The study aims at evaluating the effect of an oral health educational program on the knowledge and self-reported protocol of primary school teachers in Beni-Suef towards traumatic dental injuries.

Detailed description: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are considered a public health concern representing 5% of all injuries. According to the world health organization (WHO) about 16-40% of children across the world are subjected to TDIs with the most susceptible age group between 6-12 years old. Dental trauma may be caused by falls, blows to the face and sports which could be mild as concussion or subluxation, or complicated as avulsion ). The majority of the injuries took place at home followed by school, so teachers are one of the first to be present at the site of action, making their knowledge of emergency management essential to the provision of proper care to an injured child .

For example, in cases of avulsion of permanent tooth the proper management is to find the missing tooth and immediately replant, or transport the tooth in suitable transportation media, then referral to the dentist for treatment and follow up. The prognosis of such case mainly depends on the time between the injury and the replantation and the media of transportation . The unnecessary negative consequences of not providing proper first aid management in such case could lead to more time consuming and costly treatment and in a worst-case scenario permanent loss of one or more tooth . This could cause pain and have significant functional, esthetic, speech, and psychological effects on children thus affecting their quality of life .

A number of studies have evaluated the knowledge level of schoolteachers with respect to dental trauma and its emergency management concluded that teachers lack knowledge towards traumatic dental injuries. They recommended establishing oral health educational programs to raise the teachers' knowledge and improve their attitude towards TDIs . Other educational studies showed remarkable increase knowledge after oral health educational program and that is why educational programs and training are needed to improve proper management of traumatic injuries by schoolteachers and avoid unnecessary negative consequences.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Both males and females teachers.
* All ages and different periods of experience.
* From both private and public schools.
* Teachers in Beni-Suef district

Exclusion Criteria:

* Primary school teachers who refuse to participate.
* Teachers who attended any previous first aid course.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The knowledge of primary school teachers regarding emergency management of traumatic dental injuries before and after an oral health educational program.
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The self-reported practice of primary school teachers regarding emergency management of traumatic dental injuries before and after an oral health educational program.
timeFrame: 2 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Banī Suwayf
country: Egypt
facility: The district management of sducation
state: Beni-Suef
Study officials:
affiliation: Cairo University
name: Ola M Omar, professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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