Assessing the performance of health educators in the face of oral injuries in children

Background and Aim: Dental injuries and their complications are one of the major concerns of oral health and public health. Dental injuries can affect the daily function of children, their quality of life and that of their parents. Health educators are the first to come into contact with children when an accident occurs in these places, and their knowledge and practice of how to deal with these injuries plays an important role in prevention and treatment. Due to the lack of accurate information about the level of knowledge and practice of health educators in Sari, in this study we assessed the level of knowledge and practice of health educators in Sari schools. Material and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, health educators in Sari schools were surveyed in census method. Data were collected by a questionnaire related to knowledges and practive in contact to dental injuries. SPSS 18 software was used for statistical evaluation of information. Result: Among the 37 health educators studied, the average score of instructors was 58.94% and there was no significant difference between the knowledge of health educators and age and experience and history of training (P 0.97, 0.43 and 0.57, respectively). The mean score of instructorschr('39') knowledge and performance showed a significant difference between the variable levels of education and work experience. (P=0.002 and 0.001, respectively) Conclusion: The highest rate of knowledge and practice of health educators in Sari schools in the face of dental injuries was moderate.