Postupci prve pomoći u hitnom zbrinjavanju ozljeda zuba – znanje među učiteljima u gradu Rijeci, Hrvatska

The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to investigate the knowledge and attitude regarding emergency treatment of dental trauma among elementary school teachers in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. A total of 144 teachers answered a four-part questionnaire which comprised questions regarding demographic data, role and responsibility at the working place, knowledge about dental trauma, and motivation for further education on the topic. Nearly half of the participants (47.2%) reported having seen at least one dental trauma in their professional careers. They chose to contact the child’s parent first (54.1%) and only 11.1% chose to contact a dentist instead. The majority of teachers (81.9%) were not aware of the meaning of the term avulsio dentis. As to treatment of avulsed tooth, 17.3% of teachers knew the appropriate management, while 14% of them would not even touch it. With regard to transport of avulsed tooth or fractured tooth fragments, only 2% responded correctly. The majority of the responders (87.5%) had never been educated about dental trauma, but were willing to be informed through lectures (53.4%), basic life support courses (15.2%) and brochures (9.7%).Planning teachers’ education through advanced training on the topic is suggested to be part of teachers’ lifetime education.Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je procijeniti znanje i stav prema hitnom zbrinjavanju ozljede zuba među učiteljima osnovnih škola u gradu Rijeci, Hrvatska. Ukupno 144 učitelja ispunilo je upitnik podijeljen u 4 dijela, koji se odnosio na opće podatke, vrstu i odgovornost radnog mjesta, stečeno znanje o dentalnim traumama i želju za daljnjom izobrazbom o tom pitanju. Gotovo polovica ispitanika (47,2%) susrela se s barem jednom ozljedom zuba tijekom svog radnog staža. U trenutku nezgode 54,1% ispitanika pozvalo je prvo roditelje djeteta, a samo 11,1% učitelja kontaktiralo je doktora dentalne medicine. Većina (81,9%) ispitanika nije nikada čula za termin avulsio dentis. U slučaju potpunog izbijanja zuba 17,3% učitelja primjereno bi zbrinulo zub, dok 14% njih ne bi ni dotakli zub. U vezi transporta izbijenog zuba ili slomljenog fragmenta samo 2% ispitanika odgovorilo je točno. Većina ispitanika (87,5%) nisu nikad prošli nikakvu izobrazbu o ozljedama zuba, ali su izrazili želju za izobrazbom putem predavanja (53,4%), tečajeva o hitnim postupcima (15,2%) i letaka (9,7%). Planiranje izobrazbe učitelja o dentalnim ozljedama putem tečajeva trajnog usavršavanja predlaže se kao dio njihovog cjeloživotnog obrazovanja