An evaluation of the knowledge and attitude of school teachers regarding root canal therapy in Kerman, Iran

Background and aim: the aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of schoolteachers regarding root canal therapy (rct) in kerman, iran.methods: 403 teachers participated in this study (49.9% were female and 46.9% were male). data collection wasperformed by a researcher-made questionnaire. after checking the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, it wasdistributed among teachers. the questionnaire consisted of three parts: demographic information, knowledge, andattitude. to analyze data, descriptive statistic and inferential analysis were done by two-sample t-test and one-wayanalysis of variance.results: mean scores of knowledge questions regarding rct in men and women were 57.23% and 48.97% (p < 0.05),respectively. in addition, mean scores of the attitude of men and women were 70.53% and 71.07%, respectively(p > 0.05). in the knowledge part, it was shown that education level influences the knowledge of the participants beingstudied (p < 0.05). there was no significant correlation between the amount of knowledge and attitude (p > 0.05).conclusion: the knowledge level of the school teachers was moderate and their attitude was good.