Level of knowledge of dental medical emergencies in dental students

• Autores: Cuaquera Castillo, Joseph Florencio, Barcena Taco, Jaime
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.unjbg.edu.pe:article/1275
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unjbg.edu.pe/index.php/rob/article/view/1275
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Conocimiento; Emergencias; Universitarios; Odontología; Knowledge; Emergency; University; Dentistry

Objective: To identify the level of knowledge of medical-dental emergencies in students from 4th to 6th year of the UNJBG School of Dental Medicine - Tacna, 2020. Methodology: It is a descriptive study, non-experimental design and cross-sectional. The study was carried out in a population of 77 students from fourth to sixth year. The instrument used was a questionnaire: "Level of knowledge of dental medical emergencies" with 20 closed questions; which was validated by expert judgment. Results: It was found that the level of knowledge of medical-dental emergencies, in students from fourth to sixth year, was regular with 51.95 %, according to the diagnostic dimension it was bad with 36.36 %, according to the first aid dimension it was regular with 53.25 %, and according to the pharmacological treatment dimension, it was regular with 42.86 %. Conclusion: The level of knowledge of medical-dental emergencies in students was regular; with which we can determine the little interest of the students regarding this topic. This research seeks to create interest in updated research on this topic.