Dental Caries of Factors the Oral Health Behaviors and Dental Health Services Utilization in the Middle-School Student's - focusing on middle school student's in Daegu -

중학생들의 구강건강행위 및 치과 의료서비스 이용행태가 치아우식증에 미치는 요인 - 대구시 중학교 학생을 중심으로 -

  • Choi, Sung-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Daegu Polytechnic College) ;
  • So, Myung-Suk (Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College)
  • 최성숙 (대구산업정보대학 치위생과) ;
  • 소명숙 (대구보건대학 간호과)
  • Received : 2011.03.19
  • Accepted : 2011.06.15
  • Published : 2011.06.30

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study were to measure the effect of factors analyse the associated by the oral health behaviors and dental health services utilization factors of dental caries in the middle-school student's and then to provide basic material of preventive oral health and oral health education program. Methods: This subject of study consists of 342 middle schools each 1,2,3 grade Daegu city. The data were collected from July 2 to 30, 2009. by way of the self-reported questionnaire. The data materials are analyzed by demographic characteristics, oral health behaviors and dental health services utilization of frequency analysis, demographic characteristics of dental caries and oral health behaviors and dental health services utilization of one-way ANOVA analysis. Results: Brushing twice a day, which was the higher 69.3%, Students were trained received oral health education. Girls than boys dental caries teeth(DT) index (p<0.05), dental filling teeth(FT) index(p<0.00), dental experience caries teeth(DMFT) index(p<0.00) was higher than all three variables was a statistically significant. Oral health behavior of brushing twice a day 'once' dental caries teeth(DT) index was the highest, there was statistically significant difference (p<0.01), oral health education students experience a higher dental caries teeth(DT) index(p=0.36). dental health services utilization of preventive dental visits last one year when they did not have dental caries teeth(DT) index was higher (p=0.076) Conclusions: Oral health promotion is considered to adolescent as part of the oral health clinics school for elementary school students in the focus to middle school students and enhance.

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