Table 2 The frequencies and percentages of answers reported by the participants before and after educational intervention
Questions | Pre | Post | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correct answer n (%) | Incorrect answer n (%) | Correct answer n (%) | Incorrect answer n (%) | ||
Q: What is the first thing you would do when avulsion of a tooth occurs? Answer: Look for the tooth | 209 (38.9) | 328 (61.1) | 475 (88.5) | 62 (11.5) | 0.000 |
Q: Where would you hold the tooth? Answer: From the crown | 448 (83.4) | 89 (16.6) | 485 (90.3) | 52 (9.7) | 0.000 |
Q: Would you clean the tooth? Answer: Yes | 465 (86.6) | 72 (13.4) | 491 (91.4) | 46 (8.6) | 0.001 |
Q: If you would clean the tooth, how would you do that? Answer: Rinse in cold tap water | 305 (56.8) | 232 (43.2) | 331 (61.6) | 206 (38.4) | 0.02 |
Q: How would you store the tooth until you visit a dentist? Answer: Milk | 89 (16.6) | 448 (83.4) | 401 (74.7) | 136 (25.3) | 0.000 |
Q: If you don’t find a storage media to store the tooth, where would you put the tooth? Answer: In the mouth between cheeks and gums | 78 (14.5) | 459 (85.5) | 449 (83.6) | 88 (16.4) | 0.000 |
Q: When should you go to a dentist? Answer: Immediately,within the first 30 min from the injury | 393 (74.3) | 138 (25.7) | 508 (94.6) | 29 (5.4) | 0.000 |