Dental Problems and Emergencies of Trekkers—Epidemiology and Prevention. Results of the ADEMED Expedition 2008

Abstract Kupper, Thomas, Malaika Hettlich, Johannes-Peter Horz, Kerstin Lechner, Christine Scharfenberg, Georg Conrads, Said S. Yekta, Friedrich Lampert, and Claudia Gore. Dental problems and emergencies of trekkers. Epidemiology and prevention. Results of the ADEMED-Expedition 2008. High Alt Med Biol. 15:39–45, 2014.—Objective: Dental problems are rarely mentioned in the training of medical students or physicians in travel medicine, and there are little data on dental problems of travellers in the literature. We studied the epidemiology of dental problems amongst trekkers in Nepal to develop strategies for preventive care during/before travelling and propose a curriculum for dental First Aid training. Material and Methods: We undertook a prospective, cross-sectional questionnaire and clinical dental survey of Trekkers at Manang (3550 m, Annapurna Circuit, Nepal). The questionnaire was developed based on published literature and clinical experience (exploring: availability of dental kits, dental history, ...