Azam Doustmohammadian, Nasrin Omidvar, Nastaran Keshavarz-Mohammadi, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Maryam Amini, Morteza Abdollahi
Development of a conceptual framework of food and nutrition literacy in children
BMC nutrition
study aims evaluate short longterm effects educational intervention elementary school teachers knowledge traumatic dental injuries tdi study included elementary schools 29 emirate ras al khaimah united arab emirates initial 538 participants 497 teachers completed fulllength study first assessment t0 performed prior intervention using fourpart validated questionnaire evaluated demographics knowledge attitudes selfassessment relation tdis questionnaire followed 30min lecture presentation featuring various dental trauma scenarios teachers knowledge reassessed immediately intervention t1 3 months intervention t2 data analyzed using cochran test wilcoxon signedrank test chisquared test half participants witnessed dental trauma least however 966 participants attended training related dental trauma prior educational intervention knowledge regarding first aid management broken teeth avulsions disappointing preintervention significantly higher postintervention p 001 following workshop participant selfassessments indicated improvement ability appropriately respond cases dental trauma necessary p 001 inadequate knowledge emergency management tdi demonstrated initially remarkable improvement overall knowledge tdi educational sessions raising awareness dental trauma field conducting educational sessions crucial achieving better outcome