• Dr Nagarathna PJ
• Dr Dimple tirale

Purpose: To assess the oral health knowledge and attitude among urban and rural school teachers of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh India. Material and methods: A self-administered close ended questionnaire was distributed to 300 school teachers of rural and urban schools of Rajnandgaon using WHO OH Survey (1997) to assess the oral health knowledge and attitude of school teachers. Descriptive analysis was done and data analysis done using chi-square test. Results: Out of 300 school teachers to whom the questionnaire were given 256 responded, yielding 85.3% response rate. Most of the urban and rural school teachers had good knowledge on personal oral hygiene of children in comparison to knowledge on dental trauma. Satisfactory attitudes of teachers was seen regarding oral health but unsatisfactory knowledge was found regarding dental trauma. Conclusion: The study concluded that the urban and rural teachers had satisfactory knowledge about oral health but lacks knowledge on dental trauma. Oral health education and program on the management of dental trauma is required among these teachers.

Attitude, knowledge, oral health, dental trauma, teachers.

"Oral Health Knowledge And Attitude Of School Teachers In Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh,India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.385-391, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908361.pdf

"Oral Health Knowledge And Attitude Of School Teachers In Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh,India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp385-391, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908361.pdf