@article{ref1,
title="Knowledge of management of traumatic dental injuries of emergency department physicians and residents in the United Arab Emirates",
journal="Journal of dentistry for children (AAPD)",
year="2019",
author="Al Mahmoud, Amal and Al Halabi, Manal and Hussein, Iyad and Kowash, Mawlood",
volume="86",
number="1",
pages="24-31",
abstract="<b>Purpose:</b> To investigate knowledge of emergency department physicians and residents (ED-Drs) about management of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<br/> <b>Methods:</b> A cross sectional study of ED-Drs was conducted using a questionnaire and a score of TDI knowledge (TDI-K) was created (maximum of six). Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square, Fisher's exact, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests, and significance was set as <i>P</i> <0.05.<br/> <b>Results:</b> One hundred fifty-five physicians participated, with one-third reporting they encountered TDI more than once a week. Sixty percent of ED-Drs had received TDI education, of which a significantly higher proportion (84.4 percent) were Western-trained (<i>P</i> =0.007). Consultants and specialists had the highest knowledge scores (<i>P</i> =0.001). ED-Drs with five to 10 years' experience scored significantly lower (3.07±1.65) than those with less than five years of experience (3.86±1.36) and those with more than 10 years of experience (3.83±1.36, <i>P</i>=0.034). Only 38.2 percent of general practitioners (GPs) were confident placing sutures intraorally, compared to 80.6 percent of the consultants and specialists and 57.1 percent of the residents.<br/> <b>Conclusion:</b> Overall knowledge of TDI and their management among ED-Drs across the UAE is inadequate. GPs had the lowest knowledge and confidence to manage TDI. <b>(J Dent Child 2019;86(1):24-31)</b><br/> <b>Received December 11, 2018; Last Revision January 11, 2019; Accepted January 11, 2019.</b><p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1551-8949",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}