Effect of educational intervention on the level of knowledge of participants in a mobile emergency care team (SAMU) in cases of avulsion of permanent teeth
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https://doi.org/10.35699/2178-1990.2023.38673Keywords:
Tooth avulsion, Emergency medical service, EducationAbstract
Aim: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention concerning the avulsion of permanent teeth upon the level of knowledge of members of a SAMU (Ambulance) team.
Methods: Medical students who were members of the SAMU team in Juiz de Fora (MG) participated in this study. The educational intervention on the theme was carried out by means of a 15-minute lecture. Data collection was conducted using a structured questionnaire containing 13 objective questions on tooth avulsion, applied to the medical students in three stages: before the lecture (T0), immediately after the lecture (T1), and fifteen days after the lecture (T2). Descriptive analysis and the McNemar test were performed (p < 0.05).
Results: The sample consisted of 36 individuals. All participants reported never having attended a dental avulsion case. Thirty-four students reported that they had not received previous guidance on what to do when faced with this type of episode, and 35 stated that information about dental avulsion is necessary for SAMU doctors. For seven of the evaluated questions, an increase was identified in the percentage of correct answers after the students attended the educational lecture (T1). The same questions also showed a higher percentage of correct answers fifteen days after the educational lecture (T2). No difference was found in the students’ ability to reimplant an avulsed tooth either immediately after the educational lecture (T1) or fifteen days after receiving guidance on the subject (T2) (T0-T1: p = 0.999; T0-T2: p = 0.999).
Conclusion: The educational lecture significantly influenced the improvement of knowledge about dental avulsion among medical students who are members of the SAMU-JF team.
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