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A populationâbased comparison of the postâoperative outcomes of open and laparoscopic appendicectomy in children
Can a child and family health service improve early childhood health outcomes in an urban Aboriginal community?
Knowledge of Australian primary education providers towards dental avulsion injuries: a cross-sectional study
Background/aim
The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of school professionals regarding the emergency management of dental avulsion.
Methods
This crossâsectional study utilised a selfâadministered, pilotâtested questionnaire for school staff from primary schools. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis â the prevalence and univariate associations between a categorical outcome and the variables under consideration, were evaluated using Pearsonâs Chiâsquared test.
Results
This survey yielded a response rate of 43.5% (n = 313). Approximately 60% of participants held valid firstâaid certificates and 23% had received avulsion advice previously. Over 80% of participants expressed an unwillingness to replant an avulsed tooth, and over 90% believed that there should be greater awareness in this area. This unwillingness to replant was influenced by respondentsâ age (x2 = 8.13 df = 3, P = 0.043) and receiving advice previously (x2 = 13.15, df = 1, P < 0.001). Underâpreparedness was related to years of experience (x2 = 15.03, df = 5, P = 0.010), firstâaid training (x2 = 6.41, df = 1, P = 0.011) and receiving advice previously (x2 = 43.47, df = 1, P < 0.001). It was also evident that firstâaid training positively influenced appropriate dental referral in the management pathway (x2 = 10.49, df = 1, P = 0.001).
Conclusion
This study suggests that there is an inadequate level of knowledge on the appropriate management of dental avulsion injuries amongst primary school professionals in Australia