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    Evaluation of Knowledge and Awareness of Parents About Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries
    (Selçuk Üniversitesi, 2022) Elbay, Ülkü Şermet; Elbay, Mesut; Kaya, Can; Güleryüz, Ceren Uğurluel; Uçar, Gül
    Background: Parent’s knowledge of appropriate first-aid treatment for traumatic dental injuries (TDI) can play an important role in improving prognosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the awareness and knowledge of parents’ living in Kocaeli, Turkey about TDIs. Methods: The study was conducted with 237 parents of children aged 6-12 years who applied to the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic for routine dental examinations. Parents’ awareness regarding TDIs was assessed using a questionnaire both prior to and 1 month after providing education using a leaflet that included information on the emergency management of actual trauma cases. The questionnaire consisted of 2 parts: Part 1 collected demographic information and information regarding previous experiences of dental trauma, and Part 2 included 12 questions designed to evaluate the level of awareness regarding dental trauma. Data obtained from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed using Kruskal Wallis H, Mann Whitney U, Wilcoxon, Mc Nemar and Chisquare tests. Results: Parents scores on the questionnaires increased significantly (P<.05) from rather low scores (mean: 4.6) prior to education to rather high scores (mean: 9.1) after education. In addition, for each question, the number of correct answers also increased significantly after education (P<.05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed parents had insufficient awareness regarding traumatic dental injuries, but educating them with a leaflet that included real trauma cases during a dental visit had a great impact in terms of improving their awareness about TDIs.