Evaluation of General dentists’ knowledge about Dental avulsion

Abstract   Background & Aim: The prevalence of avulsed teeth is high and wrong treatment can complicate dental problems, so emergency treatment and making the right decision is crucial. This study was going to assess knowledge of general dentists regarding this issue in order to proper orientation in future education. Material & Methods: This descriptive-cross sectional research was done on 300 dentists who have participated in operative and oral disease congress in 2018.Volunteers answered to 11 multiple choice questions in 4 stages of very good, good, fair, poor. Dentists whose grade were in range of very good to good were considered as acceptable score. Dentists whose grade were in range of fair to poor, they were considered as unacceptable score. Findings were evaluated by chi-square analysis. Results: From 300 dentists who were tested, 33% of them had acceptable point and 67% had unacceptable point. The most difficulty they had was knowing the appropriate time to start root canal treatment in mature teeth (76/7%). Insufficient knowledge was significantly higher in more experienced dentist (P=0/003) and dentists who had no experience about treatment of traumatic teeth (P < 0/00). Conclusion:  It seems the amount of knowledge for treatment of avulsed teeth is low and concerning among general dentists especially those graduated from university for a long time ago, the amount of knowledge is decreased.