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Oral health behavior according to oral health education experience in the elementary school teachers

일부 초등학교 담임교사의 구강보건교육경험유무에 따른 구강건강행태

  • Lee, Jung-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Ryu, Hae-Gyum (Department of Dental Hygiene, Masan College)
  • Received : 2014.09.30
  • Accepted : 2015.01.26
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the oral health behavior according to oral health education experience in the elementary school teachers and to provide the basic data for the development of oral health education program. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 239 elementary school teachers in Busan and Ulsan from May 7 to 31, 2013. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, use of oral health devices, dental clinic visit within a year, purpose of dental clinic visit, subjective oral health condition, place and contents of oral health education, future contents of oral health education, purpose of tooth brushing, recognition of sealant, recognition of dental caries prevention effect of fluoride, and method and frequency of tooth brushing. Data were analyzed by Predictive Analysis Software(PASW) Statistics $19.0^{(R)}$(SPSS Inc., Chicago IL, USA). Results: Of the 239 teachers, 187 teachers had oral health education experience and 52 did not. Those who had oral health education experience reported higher scores in tooth brushing than those who did not. 59.4% of the respondents answered the experience of oral health education in dental clinics. Conclusions: Oral health behavior was different from the experience of oral health education in the elementary school teachers. The teachers are the most important persons influencing on the right tooth brushing habit in the students. So the teachers must take the continuing and systematic oral health education.

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