Objective. To determine the degree of knowledge in the immediate management of dental trauma in preschool and primary school teachers in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. Methods. A cross-sectional observational study was performed. An electronic survey was sent via email to a group of teachers. Sociodemographic and knowledge variables regarding dental trauma care in children were included. Eleven schools participated in the study (6 public and 5 private). The survey was answered by 60 teachers from public institutions and 141 from private schools. A knowledge of score was created, assigning 1 point for correct answers and 0 points for incorrect answers Scores greater than 4 were considered as “adequate knowledge” about dental trauma and its management. Descriptive statistics of the variables and the chi-square tests were performed to determine if there was a difference in the d...

Objetive: to determinate the degree of satisfaction of the students regarding the use of didactic games in the curse of Odontología Infantil I. Methods: qualitative approach, descriptive design. Five didactic games were created using the Educaplay application, and then implemented in the course. At the end of the course, a survey was sent by institutional mail to the 52 students to assess the use of the games. Results: 38 students answered the survey in which 97% considered the use of didactic games useful or very useful in the lessons; furthermore, 66% indicated that the games had greatly helped to improve learning and 72% stated that the classes where the game was applied were more dynamic. In addition, 92% of the respondents would like these dynamic to be implemented in other courses. Conclusions: the students of the Odontología Infantil I course showed a high degree of satisfaction...