Elementary Teacher's Perception of Oral Health Education in a City of the Brazilian Amazon: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the level of oral health knowledge among teachers in a city of the Brazilian Amazon region (Belem, Pará) and explore the association between teachers' knowledge and their proposed actions in the event of dental trauma accidents within the school environment. The descriptive cross-sectional study involved 170 elementary teachers from public schools in the Metropolitan Region of Belem, Para State, Brazil. A self-administered questionnaire with multiple-choice questions was utilized to assess teachers' oral health knowledge across various domains. The questionnaire comprised seven targeted sections: the first section focused on demographic and professional aspects of the educators, while the remaining six sections addressed the oral health knowledge related to ora

SUBMITTER: Chaves Junior SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563702 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature