Primary care dentists' experience of treating XXXX .

@entity1 @entity130 @entity13913 @entity155
INTRODUCTION: An @entity155 is one of the few true emergencies in dentistry. @entity1 who suffer this injury require urgent dental care and prompt follow-up care. There is very limited evidence available regarding the provision of treatment for @entity130 in primary dental care. OBJECTIVES: To explore the experience of UK dentists in relation to the management of @entity13913 . METHOD: A self-completion questionnaire was designed and piloted. Questionnaires were sent to a random selection of one thousand GDPs with a stamped addressed return envelope. A second mailshot was sent to non-responders after eight weeks. Simple descriptive analysis was undertaken using Microsoft Excel. The results were compared with those from an earlier, similar study in Wales. RESULTS: A total response rate of 61% was achieved. Just over 40% of responding dentists recalled replanting an @entity155 in a @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Many dentists have limited or no experience of treating @entity1 with @entity13913 . Thirty-four percent of dentists have @entity1 with @entity130 under their care. @entity1 with these @entity130 may benefit from shared care involving an interdisciplinary specialist team, in line with recommendations from the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry National Clinical Guidelines for Management of Avulsed Permanent Teeth in @entity1 .
