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Awareness of orthodontic treatments among school teachers of two cities in Iran
Ali Rafighi , Saeid Foroughi Moghaddam * , Mahasti Alizadeh , Hadi Sharifzadeh
Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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 Background and aims

. Since most orthodontic patients are children and adolescents, it is believed that teachers can help find these patients and make them aware of their orthodontic problems. Therefore, teachers are expected to have proper knowledge about these problems. The aim of this study was to determine teachers’ awareness about orthodontic treatments in Tabriz and Saqqez and compare it in different educational levels.
Materials and methods.

 A questionnaire was given to 384 teachers (204 in Tabriz and 180 in Saqqez) in randomly selected schools of different levels. The questionnaire had 17 questions in 3 sections, including general information, age, and costs of orthodontic treatments. The teachers’ awareness in two cities was analyzed with independent t-test and in educational levels with one-way ANOVA.
Results.

 About 94% of the participants believed orthodontic treatment consisted of arrangement of teeth with special braces. However, there was no significant difference between the two cities in general information (p=0.23) and the age suitable for orthodontic treatment (p=0.53). The differences in the teachers’ awareness in three educational levels were not statistically significant between the two cities (p=0.23).
Conclusion.

 Awareness of teachers about orthodontic treatment in Saqqez and Tabriz was not sufficient and different 75% of the participants believed that high cost of orthodontic treatment is the main problem.


 Source: Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects

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Keywords: Awareness, orthodontic treatment, teachers
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Orthodontics
Received: 2012/05/29 | Published: 2012/01/15
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Rafighi A, Foroughi Moghaddam S, Alizadeh M, Sharifzadeh H. Awareness of orthodontic treatments among school teachers of two cities in Iran. 3 2012; 1 (1 and 1)
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