• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1109-1119
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and prevalence of periodontal disease in a representative sample of Korean adults older than age 20. Methods: Data of 3,837 adults were collected by the six Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which was conducted in 2015. Socioeconomic, demographic, and oral health-related behavior data were collected as independent variables. We determined frequencies, percentage, and determining statistical significance using multiple regression analysis. Results: Prevalence of periodontal diseases showed statistically significant difference in accordance with sex, age, socioeconomic and demographical characteristics and oral health-related behavior. It was confirmed that the prevalence of periodontal diseases was increased in the lower educational level and income (OR, 1.478 and 1.520) after adjusting for conditions such as age, sex, recent dental check-ups, visiting dental clinic, tooth brushing frequency, use of self-care devices. Conclusions: The prevalence of periodontal disease was related with socioeconomic factors in Korean adults. Therefore, differentiated oral health service policies and dental health education among adults with lower education and income is required in order to reduce the prevalence of periodontal disease.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.464-472
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• 2006

Purpose: The aim of this study was to define the health problem in the community-dwelling elderly of Korea and to compare differences of CAPs(Client Assessment Protocols) by characteristics. Method: Data was collected by visiting nurse from 556 elderly over 65 years in selected metropolitan areas. To evaluate the functional state of elderly in the community, I used "RAI-MDS HC; Residental Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set-Home Care(2.0 version)" and established information exchange system among resources, by developing the data into a computer program. Results: The health problem of 'preventive health measures' was the largest(99.6%), and then 'health promotion(85.3%)', 'visual function(75.5%)', 'psychologic drug(68.9%)', 'pain(68.5%)', ‘social function(59.2%)', 'communication disorders(56.2%)', 'environmental assessment(53.2%)', 'depression & anxiety(46.9%)', 'oral health(43.4%)' followed. The number of health problems was average 10.16 in the community-dwelling elderly. Conclusion: The results suggest the need to emphasize the importance of assessment of the health problem of the elderly. We can apply it in the distribution of community resources and the development of service providing programs by figure out the health problem and resource in need for the elderly in the community.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.65-85
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• 2007

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the major health problems of poor children, and to provide basic information for developing health care program for low income children in underserved area. Methods: Health data were collected through medical examination(KAHP Social Welfare Service) and analysed for 3,081 poor children in 106 local children's centers nationwide. Results: 1. The mean height and weight of poor children were lower than those of nonpoor children. The differences were increased by age. 2. The rate of relative low weight was higher in poor children than in nonpoor children. On the contrary, The obesity rate was higher in nonpoor children than in poor children. 3. Poor children were more likely to have vision problem, anemia, high blood pressure, and oral health problems than nonpoor children. 4. The Health problems of children were the most serious in single father family. Conclusion: In order to improve children's health status, health promotion program for poor children should be developed and implemented. Health promotion program should include activities including regular health examination, home visiting, nutrition support, managed health care, health counseling and education. And the community support network was suggested for the efficacy of the program, including home, school and community.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.961-967
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to establish the regular scaling checkup service and to improve oral health care on the basis of knowledge, attitude, and belief by Dental Prophylaxis Practice Lab in A university. Methods : Subjects were 324 patients who visited Dental Prophylaxis Practice Lab in A university for the preventive removal of tartar from April to June 8, 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 18.0 through the frequency analysis, chi-test, and logistics regression analysis. Results : In relation to scaling experience by age, 65.3% had experienced scaling checkup and those between 20 to 29 (34.7%) did not receive the scaling therapy. Smokers tended to have received more scaling experience than nonsmokers. Second, the number of untreated dental caries and missing teeth due to dental caries were important because the variables of oral health condition affected the scaling experience. Conclusions : It is necessary to increase the scaling experience and regular dental checkup by providing the education to improve dental clinics visit based on the knowledge and belief towards the scaling.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to pave the way for the development of oral health promotion programs for children from the low-income class. The subjects in this study were 322 children from the city of Incheon. Some of them visited local childcare centers, and the others attended six different adjacent elementary schools. Their awareness of oral health, oral health behavior and preventive-treatment experience were investigated in May 2005, and whether there were any characteristics in their visit of dental institutions was checked. Besides, whether their parents advised them to brush their teeth before turning in was examined. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. 22.0 percent of the children investigated were visiting local childcare centers, and 78.0 percent weren't. The guardians of the former group largely received high-school(50.7%) and middle-school or lower education(22.5%), and those of the latter group mostly received high-school(41.0%) and college- or higher education(35.5%)(pE0.001). The common monthly mean house-hold income of the former was one million won or less(54.9%) or ranged from 1.01 to 2.00 million won(19.7%), and the most prevalent monthly mean household income of the latter was between 2.01 and 3.50 million won(28.7%). The second most dominant monthly mean household income of the latter ranged from 1.01 to 2.00 million won(28.3%), and the third most common one was 3.50 million won or more(12.0%)(pE0.001). 2. The most prevalent daily toothbrushing frequency among the local childcare center visitors was twice(39.4%), followed by three times(19.7%). The third largest group of the visitors brushed their teeth after each meal(19.7%). The most dominant daily toothbrushing frequency among the non-users of local child care centers was twice(54.2%), followed by three times(29.1%)(pE0.01). As to the way of toothbrushing, 58.2 percent of the visitors and 74.9 percent of the non-visitors brushed their teeth by turning their toothbrush or up and down(pF0.05). 62.0 percent of the former and 74.9 percent of the latter always brushed their teeth before turning in, and whether they visited local childcare centers made a significant difference to that(pE0.05). 3. 69.7 percent of the non-visitors were always advised by their parents to do toothbrushing before turning in, and the visitors who were given the same advice all the time numbered 29.6 percent(pE0.001). 4. 56.4 percent of the visitors and 72.1 percent of the non-visitors had ever visited dental institutions over the past year. Dental hospitals and clinics were identified as the dental institutions that they visited the most, and they mostly received dental-caries treatment or had a tooth out there. 49.3 percent of the visitors and 35.1 percent of the non-visitors had ever had a toothache. 5. Sealant was experienced by 42.3 percent of the visitors and 46.2 percent of the non-visitors to prevent dental caries(pF0.05). 33.8 percent of the visitors underwent fluoride application, and that rate was higher than that of the non-visitors with the same experience that stood at 22.7 percent(pE0.05). The visitors mainly acquired knowledge on oral health through other channels that weren't specified in the questionnaire(28.2%), and the non-visitors did it mostly at dental clinics(39.0%)(pE0.001).

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2010

본 연구는 노인장기요양보험제도의 방문간호 중에서 치과위생사의 업무인 방문구강위생이 포함되어있으므로 치과위생사의 인지도를 파악하고자 2009년 1월부터 4월까지지 서울특별시, 인천광역시, 경기도의 치과병 의원에서 근무하는 치과위생사 259명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 주요한 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 노인장기요양보험제도에서 치과위생사의 방문구강위생업무 중 중요한 업무순위에 대해 1순위가 '관리적, 예방적 처치 영역', 2순위는 '구강보건교육 영역'으로 나타났다. 구강보건교육 영역 중에서 중요한 교육분야는 '잇솔질'이 79.9%로 현저히 높게 나타났으며, 예방적 처치 영역 중에서도 '잇솔질 실행'이 64.5%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 2. 치과위생사가 방문구강위생업무를 하기위해 치과의사의 지시서가 필요한 것에 대한 인지여부에서 38.2%가 '예', 61.8%가 '아니오'라고 응답하였다. '예'라고 응답한 치과위생사 중 근무경력이 '1년 이상-4년 미만'인 치과위생사가 치과의사의 지시서 필요에 대해 인지하고 있는 비율이 13.9%로 가장 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 3. 치과위생사가 노인장기요양소를 개설할 수 있는 것을 인지하고 있는 지에 대해 93.4%가 '아니오', 6.6%가 '예'라고 응답하였다. 학력에 따른 노인장기요양소 개설의향정도는 치과위생사의 학력이 '학사'인 경우가 3.48로 가장 높게 나타났다(p<0.001). 4. 노인장기요양보험제도의 인지정도에 대한 변수 중 '방문구강위생업무 시 치과의사의 지시서가 필요한 것에 대한 인지정도'와 '노인장기요양소 개설의향정도'와의 관계에서 음(-)의 상관관계(r=-0.300)를 보여주고 있으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 이상의 결과로 보아 노인장기요양보험제도의 수급자에게 구강위생업무를 제공해야할 치과위생사의 인지도가 낮으므로 노인장기요양보험제도에 대하여 치과위생사들에게 적극적인 홍보와 정기적인 교육을 통하여 인지도를 높여가야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2006

본 연구는 향후 치아우식증 예방을 예방하고 구강건강을 유지 증진시키는데 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였으며, 김포시 면단위에 소재하는 초등학교 6학년 남 녀 138명을 대상으로 설문지 및 학교 구강검사 결과를 이용하여 우식치아수 및 우식치아수와 관련있는 요인을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 우식치아가 전혀 없는 경우가 응답자의 37.7%로 가장 많았고, '2-3개' 23.9%, '4개 이상' 21%, '1개'는 17.4%이였다. 2. 최근 1년동안 치과의료기관 방문횟수는 1-2회가 52.2%로 가장 많았고, 23.9%는 1년 동안 치과의료기관을 한번도 방문하지 않았다. 3. 하루 평균 잇솔질 횟수에서 2회는 71.7%였고, 54.3%는 잇솔 외 구강관리용품을 전혀 사용하지 않았으며, 86.9%와 71.3%는 각각 치면열구전색과 불소도포 경험이 전혀 없었고, 66.9%는 현재 사용하고 있는 세치제에 불소 배합여부를 전혀 인식하지 못하고 있었다. 4. 우식치아수와 관련있는 사회 인구학적 요인으로는 모친 연령, 모친 최종학력, 모친 취업여부, 하교 후 돌봐주는 사람이었다(p > 0.05). 5. 우식치아수와 관련있는 구강건강행위 요인으로는 하루 평균 잇솔질 횟수, 잇솔 외 구강관리용품 사용, 불소도포 경험이었다(p > 0.05). 6. 우식치아수와 관련있는 간식섭취요인으로는 치아보호식품과 우식성식품 섭취 횟수였다(p >0.05). 7. 우식치아수와 관련있는 구강건강신념항목은 감수성으로 나타났다(p > 0.05). 8. 회귀분석 결과 모친이 미취업이고, 하루 평균 잇솔질 횟수가 많으며, 치아보호식품 섭취횟수가 많고, 우식성 식품섭취가 적으며, 감수성이 낮을수록 우식치아수가 적은 경향을 보였다. 9. 초등학교 아동들에게 많이 발생되는 치아우식증을 예방하고 조기치료를 하기 위하여 학교 내 구강보건실 설치를 확대하며, 집단 구강검사를 통해 구강병을 초기단계에서 발견하여 치료로 연결시키고, 잇솔질 교습 및 불소용액 양치, 식이조절 등이 추진되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2000

Objectives : To estimate the prevalence of hypertension, rates of awareness, treatment modalities, and control of hypertension, and also to identify factors in rural Korea that are related to these aspects of hypertension. Methods : A cross-sectional survey, including blood pressure(BP) measurements and interviews, investigating the variables in the health belief model was peformed from August to November, 1999 on 1,426 (79.4%) study subjects out of 1,797 registered residents over 30 years old in Ibansong-Myun, Chinju City. A second survey was peformed from January to March, 2000 on 376 (80.0%) subjects out of 470 hypertensive (or suspected hypertensive) subjects found in the first survey. Two BP readings were taken in each survey using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer. Hypertension was defined as either a BP reading $\geq$ 140/90 mmHg in both surveys, or as subjects on oral hypertensive medication. Results : Estimated hypertension prevalence was 24.9% for men, and 30.4% for women. Rates of hypertension awareness, treatment (the regular use of oral hypertensives), and control (reduction of BP to <140/90 mmHg) were 52.5%, 34.4%, and 12.9%, respectively. The factors related to lower hypertension awareness in the logistic regression analysis were male gender, farming occupation, and higher perceived barrier to medical treatment (those for whom visiting health professionals is a burden). Conclusions : To improve the low awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, a more active and out-reaching hypertension control program, including routine BP measurements for every visitor to primary care facilities, is needed in rural Korea.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.405-418
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the interest level of mothers in oral health. The subjects in this study were 184 mothers whose children attended daycare centers in the city of K. A survey was conducted from March 15 through April 30, 2007, and SPSS WIN 11.5 program was employed to analyze their answer sheets. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. A group of mothers whose children brushed their teeth three times a day on the average made up 55.7 percent of those who were at the age of 35 and under. Among the mothers having three or more children, those mothers accounted for 59.1 percent. The daily mean toothbrushing frequency of children was higher among the better-educated mothers. 2. Concerning dietary and oral guidance, the mothers whose academic background was better curbed their children's excessive sugar intake more often, and the gap between them and the others was statistically significant(pE.05). As to the importance of oral health by the number of child and academic credential, those who had two children(36.0%) taught them the importance of oral health frequently(pE.01), and the better-educated mothers taught about it often(pE.05). The gap between the groups and the others was significant. 3. As for experience of visiting dental institutions, the working mothers visited dental institutions more often than the stay-at-home mothers, and the gap between them was statistically significant(pE.05). Regarding purpose of the visit, the largest group aimed to get treatment(64.6%), followed by having a dental checkup(14.6%) and receiving preventive treatment(13.5%). As to any inconveniences in using dental institutions, those who were working and who were in the upper income bracket found it more inconvenient to do that because of a long distance or time constraints. The gap between them and the others was significant. 4. In regard to concern for dental care, the mothers who were better educated(pE.001) and whose family income was 3 million won or more had their teeth scaled more often, and the gap between them and the others was statistically significant(pE.01). The rate of the regular visitors of dental institutions stood at 32.7 percent of the junior-college graduates, 31.0 percent of the mothers receiving college or higher education and 10.1 percent of the high-school graduates(pE.01). And those who earned larger income paid a visit to dental institutions more often and on a regular basis. The gap between them and the others was statistically significant(pE.05).

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.419-431
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• 2007

The setting of dental hygiene clinics is very important to dental hygiene education, which is the place not only to educate students but also to care clients. The purpose of this study is to provide basic research material for improvement of dental hygiene care system in dental hygiene clinics by analyzing the client satisfaction. A questionnaire survey by means of self-entry method was conducted to find out satisfaction of the client, who was visited to the dental hygiene clinics in the department of dental hygiene, Yonsei University. An analysis of frequency, one way ANOVA and T-Test were performed through SPSS 12.0K program. 1. Most clients were mainly composed of students in Wonju College of Medicine. 2. The clients visited for scaling(85.8%) and oral examination(9.73%) were much than treatment(4.42%). 3. Clients aged 21 to 25 were relatively lower in satisfaction with the facilities, system, attitude than any other ages. 4. The dental hygiene students are the lowest group in satisfaction with the facility, system, attitude than medical and nursing students. 5. The clients satisfaction with dental hygiene clinics was decreased in reverse proportion to visiting frequency. 6. Most of the clients pointed out the problems of appointment system(54.0%) and fee(23.0%), which should be improved than any other operation conditions. 7. Most of the clients were not satisfied with chair time and pain during care. 8. Most clients recognized to receive the better care service than other dental offices(81.3%). Especially, they paid attention to oral health education using phase-contrast microscope. 9. Many clients were dissatisfied with facilities of the dental hygiene clinics(71.7%). The problems of appointment system(54.0%) and chair time of dental hygiene care services(63.6%) had also inconvenienced to clients. The dental hygiene clinics in school play a crucial role in dental hygiene education to foster the student to be competent as a professional dental hygienist in the future. Therefore, well-organized dental hygiene care program based on dental hygiene process is essential. It is also required to improve the environment of dental hygiene clinics including facilities, appointment system and fee etc.