• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.347-352
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• 2008

The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the efficiency on the oral health training of elderly adults who have experienced the oral health training program at welfare institutions in An-yang city, Korea. A total of 451 adults (aged 65 or more) were selected and surveyed by the self-reporting questionnaire that consist of 4 items and socio-economic general characteristics (gender, age). Oral health indices were produced by using the SPSS. The percentage of perceived oral health status that felt poor or very poor was decreased about 8.5% than before and the frequency of perceived oral symptom was decreased too and the practice rate and satisfaction with oral health training was significantly increase than before. Oral health promotion of the elderly adults at welfare institutions in An-yang city should focused on the constant attention the means of the preventive oral health training program.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.51-56
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• 2019

This study was performed to determine correlation on oral health behavior and variables of planned behavior theory before and after oral health education. 62 male inpatient alcoholics conducted the structured self-administered questionnaires, and subjects were taken oral health education for 4 weeks. To analysis data, the correlation analysis was conducted. The education group showed a significant positive correlation with oral health behavior and behavior intention, attitude toward behavior, subjective norm, perceive behavior control after oral health education. The relevant variables after the oral health education displayed a higher correlation coefficient and relation in the education group. It suggested an evidence that regular oral health education should be applied to promote oral health for alcoholic inpatients.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.91-97
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to compare effects of oral health education on oral health behavior according to demographic and dental health-related characteristics in inpatient alcoholics. 62 alcoholic male patients were recruited to 32 patients at education group and 30 at non-education group. To search demographic and dental health-related characteristics, the self-administered structured questionnaires were used, and the survey was conducted before and after the oral health education. The oral health education program was consisted of 40 mins theoretical education and individual tooth brushing training once a week for 4 weeks. The oral health education for alcoholic patients had big effects on oral health behavior. And these results indicate that if oral health program was performed systematically in alcohol counseling centers or alcohol hospitals, more oral health promotion effects will appear.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.77-83
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of oral health education for occupational health nurses. The subjects were 300 occupational health nurses which participated in continuing education of Korean Association of Occupational Health Nurses. Oral health education contents consisted of basic knowledge about oral health, prevention of periodontal disease, oral health care for workers, and oral health program for workers. In order to evaluate the effects of oral health education, we performed questionnaire surveys before and after the education regarding their perceived oral health status and concern for oral health, knowledge about prevention of periodontal disease, attitude about oral health promotion, and needs for implementation of oral health promotion program. The data were analyzed by paired t-test to compare the change of knowledge and attitude according to the education. Linear regression analysis was carried out to assess the factors related to the improvement of their knowledge and attitude. The findings indicated that oral health knowledge and attitude of occupational health nurses were significantly improved by oral health education. A factor of the improvement of knowledge and attitude was concern for oral health. And they would like to be provided primarily oral health education for occupational health nurses. Finally, this study suggested that oral health education for occupational health nurses had significantly effects on improving oral health knowledge and attitude.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.125-134
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to compare between early childhood teachers and mothers in oral health knowledge, oral health care behavior, and perception of oral health education. The subjects in this study were 90 early childhood teachers who worked in all of kindergartens and child-care centers and 235 mothers who have young children (aged from 1 to 5) in 2 kindergartens and 2 childcare centers Y region. They completed questionnaires about oral health knowledges, oral health care behaviors, and perception of oral health education. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, $x^2$-test, and Fisher's exact test of SPSS WIN. The results were as follows: 1. There was not statistically significant difference between early childhood teacher's knowledge about oral health and mothers'. 2. There was statistically significant difference between early childhood teachers' oral health care behaviors for children and mothers' in prevention of cavity, keeping toothbrushes, guiding oral health behaviors, and check up at dentist's. 3. There was statistically significant difference between early childhood teachers' perception of interest and experience in oral health education and mothers'. Therefore, There was not difference between early childhood teacher's knowledge about oral health and mothers. But early childhood teachers more frequently carry out preventing of cavity, keeping toothbrushes, guiding oral health behavior to their children than mothers. Mothers were more interested in oral health than early childhood teachers. And Mothers wanted to be educated about children' oral care and early childhood teachers wanted to be educated about guidebook and media of oral health education.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.59-66
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• 2019

This study was conducted to investigate correlation between oral health belief and oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) based on oral health education experience. A survey was conducted on adults living in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam region. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS 25.0. As a result, adults with oral health education experience had significantly higher scores in subfactors of oral health belief and subfactors of oral health-related quality of life than adults without oral health education experience. There were correlations between factors in oral health education experience, oral health belief, and oral health-related quality of life. Therefore, operating oral health education program by life cycle will promote oral health as well as will help to enhance the importance and necessity of oral health education by improving quality of life.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.9
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• pp.151-159
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate oral behavior and quality of life for soldiers. Because this study basis data for the oral health education for soldiers. A total of 400 soldiers in Seoul and Gyeonggi area were surveyed and 361 data were collected. The data were analyzed by the SPSS 19.0 program. Soldiers felt that there were oral health moderated, and oral hygiene behavior was not high. Also, soldiers answer that oral health education is necessary and there was a statistically significant correlation between self rated oral health status and the need for oral health education. As the physical health, mental and social health of soldiers is related to oral health, it seems that the oral health education of soldiers should be regularly and this study can be used basic data of oral health education of soldiers.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.111-112
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• 1983

국민의 구강건강을 보호 증진시켜, 궁극적으로 복지사회를 실현시키기 위한 구강보건사업은 대상에 따라 모자구강보건 사업, 학교구강보건사업, 성인구강보건사업, 노인구강보건사업 등으로 분류할 수 있다. 그리고, 이들 구강보건사업 중에서 특히, 학교구강보건사업은 앞으로 우리나라의 주빈이 될 2세 국민을 대상으로 한다는 점과 또한, 구강에 빈발하여 구강건강장애를 많이 유발시키는 중대 구강병인 치아우식증과 부정교합은 국민학교 학령기에 빈발하고, 치주병도 치은염으로 국민학교 졸업기에 대개 발생되어, 일생의 구강건강기틀은 국민학교 학령기에 마련된다고 보아야 하므로, 구강보건사업 중에서도 학교구강보건사업이 가장 우선적으로 개발 추진되어야 한다.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.156-163
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• 2020

This study made a final analysis of 184 people in their 40s and 50s living in South Gyeongsang Province to identify their relevance to oral health education experiences, oral health beliefs, oral efficacy, oral hygiene product use practices, and quality of life. When there was educational experience in oral efficacy and practice of oral hygiene product use according to oral health education, oral efficacy, oral hygiene product use practice and quality of life was high.In the relationship between oral health belief and oral efficacy, oral hygiene product use practice and quality of life, we could see that oral efficacy and quality of life were low when sensitivity and severity were high among oral health belief, and that oral efficacy and quality of life were high when importance, disability, and benefits were high. Middle age based on oral health care the results over the continuing and developers to develop customized education programs for different target for a longer term recurrent training and future.A Study on the Application through the program will be needed.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 1987

구강보건은 상병에 이환 되어 있지 않고, 정신 작용과 사회생활에 장애가 되지 않는 구강조직 및 장기의 상태이고, 이러한 구강건강을 보전 내지 증진시키려는 계속적인 노력과정이 구강보건이라고 정의할 수 있다. 한편 교육에 대한 정의는 시대나 사회에 따라 다르고, 보는 사람의 입장이나 가치관에 따라 다양하다. 그러나 대체적으로 교육은 인간의 행동을 계획적으로 바람직한 방향으로 변화시키고자하는 인간형성의 작용이라 말할 수 있겠다. 즉 목적 달성과정이라고 할 수 있는 것이다.