Background. Medical emergencies can be distressing for any dental professional, whether in a dental practice, hospital
or other sites.
Objectives. To assess the knowledge and awareness of dental practitioners towards medical emergencies and its
management in Bhubaneswar.
Material and Methods. In this cross-sectional investigation, a self-administered questionnaire which included
demographic details and 19 questions regarding knowledge about medical emergencies, was disseminated to a random
sample of 183 dentists working in their private dental clinic set up in Bhubaneswar. Chi-square test was used for statistical
analysis.
Results. Total sample size was 183, out of which 79 (43.17%) were males and 104 (56.83%) were females. The mean
age was found out to be 30.7 ± 5.38 years. Practically 96% of the practitioners were not certain enough to deal with the
emergency conditions at dental office. Around 67% had not attended any workshop on emergency training. It was amazing
to observe that larger part (90%) of the experts didn't possess first aid kit at their dental office. In instances of handling
emergency situation at the dental chair no statistical significance (p>0.05) with respect to age and gender was found.
Conclusion. This investigation showed that hypothetically dental professionals had better knowledge on medical
emergencies yet at the same time they were not equipped efficiently to manage the same at their workplace.
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