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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (Kap) of Teachers Regarding Dental Traumatic Injuries Among School Children of Shimla City

Anika Uppal, Seema Thakur, Parul Singhal, Deepak Chauhan, Cheeranjevi Jayam and Divya Doneriya

Traumatic dental injuries occur frequently in children and adolescents contributing to major psychosocial and economic problems. The participation of school teachers in emergency situation is fundamental to provide appropriate care to injured child. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the schools of Shimla city of Himachal Pradesh. A self-administered questionnaire was formulated to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of school teachers towards traumatic dental injury. Knowledge of teachers regarding emergency treatment of traumatic dental injuries should be increased by providing educational and preventive programmes for better prognosis of child’s injury.