Medical emergencies in dental practice: A nationwide web-based survey of Italian dentists.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dentists must be prepared to manage medical emergencies, which are arisen during dental practice together with the increase of age population and medically compromised patients. This study aims at assessing the occurrence of medical emergencies in a cohort of Italian dentists, to ascertain their level of confidence in the management of these conditions, also based on their educational training and type of medical graduation, and, finally, to know their educational needs, in order to plan appropriate institutional interventions for specific training.

Methods

A national-based cross-sectional study was carried out by means of an online survey sent to all dentists working in Italy.

Results

The survey included 6818 questionnaires. Most of the respondents (n = 444

SUBMITTER: Varoni EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006528 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature