Objectives To assess the knowledge among school teachers in Shimla city about emergency management of dental trauma in school children. Material and Methods A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 school teachers from both private and government schools. All the collected data was entered in the Microsoft Excel 2007 version and processed using the SPSS version 26 for the statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used to evaluate the obtained data. The p-values of ≤0.05 and ≤0.001 were considered statistically significant and highly significant, respectively. Results The KSDT (Knowledge Score of Dental Trauma) of school teachers regarding emergency treatment procedures for dental injuries was 3.06 ± 1.25 (38.37%) points. Conclusion School teachers in Shimla City have a low level of knowledge and appear to have not received formal basic training in oral health-related topics, such as basic first aid principles and prompt care in the event of a dental trauma, which will make it difficult to promote oral health effectively.
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