Title: Knowledge and Awareness towards Emergency Management of Dental Trauma among the Teachers in Primary Schools in Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract: Abstract Objective The study aimed to assess teachers' knowledge in primary schools about the emergency management of dental trauma. Material and methods A cross-sectional study. A total of 560 teachers from different 28 primary schools in Damascus, Syria, participated in this study. The scale was adopted, where (1 mark) was given for correct answer, (0 marks) for answer I do not know, and (-1 mark) for wrong answer. Then, three levels of knowledge were considered. The Weak level was taken when the sum is less than one mark, the Intermediate level was taken when the sum is between two and four marks and finally and the Good level was taken when the sum is between 5 and 7. Results 404 teachers (72.2%) were in the Weak Level, 139 teachers (24.8%) were in the Intermediate Level, 17 teachers (3%) were in the Good Level. There is no link between gender, age, years of teaching, type of school and having medical or dental first aid with knowledge levels. Conclusion Primary school teachers' knowledge about dental trauma within Damascus is deficient. This study highlighted the reality of knowledge of teachers in schools and will benefit decision-makers to design an educational course for dental trauma.