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Knowledge and practice of emergency doctors regarding traumatic dental injuries

Magister Chirurgiae Dentium - MChD (Oral Medicine and Periodontics) / Traumatic dental injuries (TDI's) are an important public health problem in children and adolescents
worldwide. The emergency center (EC) serves as the spearhead to the hospital as it has to deal with
a broad spectrum of patients with different ailments and injuries. The level of knowledge and
doctors' practice at emergency centers (EC's) regarding TDI's has a direct impact on patient
outcomes. The current literature reports that EC doctors have insufficient knowledge of the
management of TDI's.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6233
Date January 2017
CreatorsYahya, Nabila Qaseem Ali
ContributorsPeerbhay,F
PublisherUniversity of the Western Cape
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsUniversity of the Western Cape

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