Teacher knowledge about dental injuries in young school-aged children

Abstract

Zubna trauma nastaje iznenadno, a posljedice mogu biti vrlo ozbiljne i utjecati ne samo na zdravlje, nego i na psihološko i emocionalno stanje ozlijeđene osobe. Traume zuba kod djece najčešće su uzrokovane padovima ili udarcima u predmet koji je u blizini djeteta. Najčešće pogađaju djecu u dobi od druge do četvrte godine, a vrhunac zubnih ozljeda javlja se kod učenika mlađe školske dobi. Budući da djeca dosta vremena provode u vrtiću ili školi, vrlo je važno da odgojitelji i učitelji budu sposobni pravilno reagirati na zubnu ozljedu. Hitno i točno reagiranje važno je kako zbog sprječavanja straha i panike kod djeteta, tako i nastavka daljnjeg liječenja nastale traume. Svrha je ovoga istraživanja utvrditi razinu znanja učitelja o zubnim ozljedama učenika mlađe školske dobi. Rezultati ovoga istraživanja pokazuju kako je znanje o pravilnome postupanju učitelja kod zubne traume vrlo nisko te kako je vrlo malo učitelja dobilo informacije o tome. Iz dobivenih se rezultata može zaključiti kako je potrebno educirati i osposobiti učitelje za pravilno reagiranje u slučaju nastanka zubne ozljede.Dental trauma occurs suddenly and the consequences can be very serious. They affect not only health but also the psychological and emotional condition of the injured. Children dental trauma can be caused by falls or blows into an object near the child. The most commonly affected by dental injuries are the children aged from two to four and peak of dental injuries appears in younger school children. Since children spend much time in kindergarten or school, it is very important for educators and teachers to be able to respond properly to dental injuries. The urgent and accurate response is crucially important for preventing fear and panic as well as for further treatment of trauma. The purpose of this research is to check the level of teacher knowledge about the dental injuries in young school-aged children. The results of this research show that teacher knowledge about proper treatment in dental trauma is significantly low and very few teachers have received information about it. After analysing the results, it is concluded that it is necessary to educate and prepare teachers for the proper response in the situation of dental injury