Knowledge and Confidence of a Convenience Sample of Australasian Emergency Doctors in Managing Dental Emergencies: Results of a Survey

Table 2

Percentage (95% CI) of participants answering knowledge item correctly.

Item	% Correct (95% CI); numerator/denominator
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis knowledge	7.0 (4.9–9.9); 29/413
Tooth eruption dates	18.1 (14.7–22.1); 75/415
Periodontal abscess knowledge	25.3 (21.3–29.7); 104/411
Dental fracture knowledge	38.6 (34.1–43.4); 160/414
Dry socket management	52.9 (48.1–57.7); 217/410
Ludwig’s angina knowledge	59.7 (54.9–64.3); 246/412
Reimplantation of a deciduous avulsed tooth?	59.7 (54.9–64.3); 247/414
Full dentition description	60.2 (55.4–64.8); 251/417
Dry socket knowledge	70.3 (65.7–74.5); 291/414
Aphthous stomatitis knowledge	70.5 (66.0–74.7); 292/414
Causes of oral pain	70.9 (66.4–75.8); 295/416
Antibiotics for dental pain	75.2 (70.9–79.2); 313/416
Tooth avulsion knowledge	81.6 (77.6–85.1); 338/414
Naming of teeth	83.9 (80.1–87.2); 350/417
Tooth avulsion advice	89.4 (86.1–92.1 ); 372/416