Evaluation of graduate dental students’ knowledge on the therapeutic approach of dental avulsion

Resumo

The present study aimed to evaluate
the knowledge level of students graduate in Dentistry of São Leopoldo
Mandic/SP – Porto Alegre/RS on the therapeutic approach in cases
of dental avulsion. Material and methods: For this, we applied a
questionnaire to graduate students. Of the 214 students enrolled
at the institution, 159 (74%) answered the questions. Results and
Conclusion: Through analysis of the responses, it could be observed
that, while 99.37% of participants have already received instructions
about the subject, there was significant variability of opinions.
With the application of Chi-square test, at a significance level of
5%, it could be observed that there was no significant difference in
responses regarding to the time of graduation. As for the type of
splinting, the professionals who graduated between 5 to 10 years
were associated with the use of semi-rigid splint and those who
graduate after more than 10 years with the rigid splint.