Effect of electronic book "Traumatic dental injury to children's permanent teeth" on primary school teacher's knowledge.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: MRE Press Country of Publication: Singapore NLM ID: 9100079 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1557-5268 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10534628 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Pediatr Dent Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2022->: Singapore : MRE Press
      Original Publication: Birmingham, AL : Journal of Pedodontics, Inc., [1990]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Tooth Injuries*/therapy ; School Teachers* ; Books*; Humans ; Child ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Female ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Health Education, Dental
    • Abstract:
      Most dental trauma in children aged 8-12 years occurs in schools. Teachers should properly and timely manage the emergency pertaining to traumatic dental injuries before paying visit to dental health center. Studies had revealed that the elementary school teachers carried poor knowledge of managing the dental trauma. Electronic books were the easily accessible digital and visual educational media for the users through internet-connected devices. This study compared the knowledge of primary school teachers before and after reading the innovative electronic book "Traumatic Dental Injury to Children's Permanent Teeth". The questionnaire was shared via a link, before and after reading this electronic book. The contents of electronic book included the kinds of trauma, management, and preventive measures as explained via appealing illustrations. The median score of knowledge before the intervention was 6 (poor), and afterwards it was 13 (good). Wilcoxon test on scores before and after reading this book resulted in statistically significant difference p -value ≤ 0.05. The electronic book "Traumatic Dental Injury to Children's Permanent Teeth" was innovative, and effective educational media having high impact of increasing the dental trauma knowledge among primary school teachers.
      Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
      (©2024 The Author(s). Published by MRE Press.)
    • Grant Information:
      NKB-233/UN2.RST/HKP.05.00/2022 University of Indonesia
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Dental injuries; Electronic book “Traumatic dental injury to children’s permanent teeth”; Teacher’s knowledge
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240517 Date Completed: 20240517 Latest Revision: 20240517
    • Publication Date:
      20240517
    • Accession Number:
      10.22514/jocpd.2024.027
    • Accession Number:
      38755988