• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.8
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• pp.258-265
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• 2013

This study was designed to investigate the correlation between the degree of knowledge in regards to the importance of oral health and the smile scores as well as the correlation between their actual oral conditions and smile scores. The author surveyed the knowledge and the actual oral health condition of the subjects, 150 high school students (80 males and 70 females), and their frontal pictures were taken when they had full smiles. After evaluation of the smiles of the subjects by five dentists, the results were analysed. This study showed that there was neither a correlation between the smile score and the knowledge of oral health nor the actual oral condition. The investigation showed that the actual oral condition and care was performed well even if there were some wrong answers in the questionnaire, which asked about proper oral health. In conclusion, the smile could be related to the repetition of the habit of smiling rather than being related to the knowledge of oral health or their actual oral condition.

• Journal of Convergence Society for SMB
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.107-114
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• 2016

The purpose of study was to obtain the data for development of oral health improvement programs for the high school students by investigation of oral health education experience. Excluding 19 inadequate answers, 279 questionnaire copies were analyzed. First, the analysis results is knowledge level of oral care, the students who smoking or drinking were found to be more than without experience groups (p=0.025). Second, in regard to the self perception of oral condition, the group with experience of proper tooth brushing techniques has statistically significant difference compared to the group without experience (p=0.000). And third, the question about oral health behavior was significantly higher than the group with no smoking experience. The importance of oral health care is closely related to oral health knowledge. It's necessary to provide oral health promotion program and smoking cessation programs in high school students.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2004

This study was executed to find the effects of dietary control and oral health care on dental caries and oral problems in elementary school students, including the effects of nutritional and oral health education on the prevention of dental caries. 1. The oral health study found that 88.9％ of students brushed their teeth everyday, 63.7％ 2 times a day, and 50.4％ in the morning and at night. 2. According to the general characteristics whether or not, the female students had more dental caries than the males, and 29.1％ of the students that had dental caries ate snacke 1 or 2 times a day. 3. After the nutritional education, more students brushed their teeth in the after meal 4. According to gender, grade and nutritional education for oral health care, male students and higher grade students were more aware that “brushing teeth after meals is better than before”. The male and higher grade students, after the nutritional education, were more aware that “Bones and teeth are made from calcium”, and “Fluorine prevents teeth from dental caries” and the differences between the genders were statistically significant in relation to both these facts (p〈0.05) and before and after education (p〈0.01). The male and higher grade students, and those nutritionally educated were more conscious that “vegetables and fruits are good for teeth”, with the differences before and after the nutritional education were statistically significant (p〈0.05). The male and higher grade students were well aware that “Foods that have sugar cause dental caries”, and significant differences were shown between grades (p〈0.05). The male and higher grade students, after the nutritional education and were well aware that “Milk is good for teeth”, with a significant gender difference (p〈0.05). The female and higher grade students, and those after nutritional education were well aware that “Dental caries can not be perfectly cured once it had already occurred”. after nutrition, but not much differences.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.5079-5086
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health status and knowledge of dental laboratory technology student for the community to improve oral health and oral health education to help. The subjects in this study were 160 students in dental laboratory technology at the University located in Chung-cheong and surveyed from November 2010 to December 2010. The finding of the study were as follows: The differences in oral care knowledge according general characteristics of subjects was statistically significant to the gender was higher in men than women, age was higher and higher the grade was higher in grade level(p<0.05). The differences in oral care knowledge according oral health status of subjects was statistically significant to regarding the frequency of tooth brushing was highest rate in five times, method was on the side tooth higher and using the dental floss and interdental brush are used by the higher availability(p<0.05). Thus, in the classroom oral health education and continuous learning from the people know that oral health care could differ. Oral health education in local communities to increase opportunities and people will need to improve oral health.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.841-848
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• 1974

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.283-289
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• 2008

This study was performed to obtain data about dental health to develop childrens' dental health education program. This research surved from from 22 July 2008 to 11 August 2008 and questionaire given to 140 teacher from Gwangsan-gu and Buk-gu and Dong-gu in Gwangju city. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS 12.0 program. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The dental health condition which teacher is recognizing is most with the facility 52.9% which is healthy, one day toothbrush qualitative number of times 3 times 67.1% and the dental floss qualitative number of times is 49.3%. Uses most the oral hygiene device which plentifully is 51.4% with the dental gargle solution, the dental problem which is knowing dental caries with 45.7% to be highest, perception dental sensitivity was 30.7%. 2. Periodical dental prosecuting says that 93.6% is executing, also the case which a dental inspection result in the parents notifies was 78.6%, after notifying treat, the case which confirms was 60.7%. The case which is the toothbrush qualitative time which is systematic was 95.0%, about dental healthily and food the case which executes an education was 93.6%. 3. About educational background by infantile dental health care of teacher with recognition currently the effectiveness of dental health care is higher from below junior college graduating (p < 0.05). dental hygienic relation experience event participation intention (p < 0.01) comes from the above of university graduation from infantile dental health care from important degree of teacher role was higher the junior college graduation group (p < 0.05). 4. Recognition there was not a difference which is beneficial with an educational background by about career by infantile dental health care of teacher. For the buccal cavity hygiene management of the infants thinks with the fact that also the development of the curricular material and the educational program and teacher buccal cavity hygiene education will be necessary.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.175-182
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the behavior status of oral health between dental hygiene and non-dental hygiene students. The subjects in this study were students from two different colleges that were respectively located in Seoul and Gwangju. In order to examine the necessity of oral-health education, the self-recorded questionnaires had been widely distributed and surveyed from June 2006 to May 2007. The following results were obtained on the basis of comparative analysis through the collected materials. 1. As a result of surveying the actual condition of managing oral health, regarding the frequency of tooth brush, the dental hygiene students were the largest in 3 times. And, the non-dental hygiene students were indicated to be the largest in two times(p < 0.01). 2. As for the experience of scaling, the dental hygiene students were the most in having experience(50.9%), and the non-dental hygiene students were the most in having no experience(56.8%)(p < 0.001). 3. As a result of examining about the experience of oral-health education, the dental hygiene students were many in a case of having experience. And, the non-dental hygiene students were many in a case of having no experience(p < 0.001). The findings of the study showed that in terms of the state of oral health care, the dental hygiene students who received a lot of oral health education excelled the other students who didn't.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.77-82
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• 2005

The present study accentuate to investigate attitude and behavior about oral health education. The purpose is to provide awareness the importance of oral health education in dental clinics. A total of 350 surveys were over the age of 18 who visited oral health institutes in Chollabuk-Do, Korea. Survey was conducted with self-reported questionnaires from March 22 through April 10, 2004. The results were as follows: 1. The experience to receive oral health education, female, better educated and homemakers made a higher request. 2. Concerning practice they learned, the patients who were female, in there 30s, better educated and government works practiced was it the best. As for why didn't apply learned, they had not concerned about that (62.8%). 3. The greatest rate of respondents had been scaling in content of oral health Dental Patients education (35.3%) and 42.2% were informed flossing except tooth brushing in regarding auxiliary oral hygiene devices. 4. Respondents showed that tooth brushing was more frequently helpful (46.9%) and food control was 10.1% after oral health education. 5. To oral health care by oral health education, there was no significantly different in tooth brushing method and their teeth cleaned every two years (25.7%) and they used floss and the interproximal brush (30.6%).

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.919-931
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• 1976

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.14 no.9
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• pp.743-753
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• 1976