Figure 1

Frequency distributions of dental students’ responses to the questions. (a). Dental students’ responses to question 6. 1. Wash the avulsed tooth with tap water. 2. Put the avulsed tooth back into the socket immediately. 3. Take her immediately to the nearest dentist with the avulsed tooth. 4. Sideline the injured girl and get her to bite on a tissue paper for several hours to control the bleeding. 5. Ask her whether she has incurred serious damage or injury. (b). Dental students’ responses to question 8. 1. Rinse the tooth under tap water. 2. Gently wipe off the mud that is stuck to the tooth by hand. 3. Scrub the tooth gently with a toothbrush. 4. Spray alcohol on the tooth. 5. Put the tooth back into the socket immediately, with no pretreatment. (c). Dental students’ responses to question 9. 1. Hold the tooth in a hand. 2. Pack the tooth in ice pickles. 3. Seal the tooth in plastic wrap. 4. Hold the tooth in the child’s mouth. 5. Wrap the tooth in dry tissue paper. (d). Dental students’ responses to question 10. 1. Fresh milk. 2. Tap water. 3. Alcohol. 4. Physiological saline. 5. Sports drink.