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Knowledge, attitude in handling medical emergencies among clinical dental students: an institutional survey
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NAGALAXMI HYMAVATHI CHINTALAPATI, DONDAPATI SIVA PRASAD, SRINIVAS RAVOORI, SURESH CHAND YADDANAPALLI, PARVEEN SULTANA SHAIK, NIJAMPATNAM MADHU PAVANI
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Aim: To assess the awareness of clinical dental students regarding medical emergencies encountered in dental practice and their perceived confidence in managing them.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 217 dental students with a pretested validated questionnaire consisting of questions pertaining to knowledge, attitude and their confidence in handling medical emergencies. Data collected was statistically analyzed by using SPSS version.20.
Results: Out of 217 study subjects, 187 returned completed questionnaires with response rate of 86%. 99.5% study subjects felt that taking medical history is useful in designing treatment plan. 81.3% said that syncope was the most commonly seen dental emergency during dental practice.
Conclusion: Handling of medical emergencies should be taught early from 3rd year as that could help them to retain the knowledge of basic sciences from the preclinical years and apply them in their practice during their clinical years.
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Dental students, knowledge, medical emergency, preparedness
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.466
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