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A survey on awareness and behavior on preventive method of dental caries in middle school students

중학생들의 치아우식증 예방법에 대한 인지도 및 행태 조사

  • Park, Jung-Hyun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Masan University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Kyoung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Busan Women's College) ;
  • Cho, Mi-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Choonhae College Of Health Sciences)
  • Received : 2012.05.18
  • Accepted : 2012.08.20
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

Objective : This study came to be carried out in order to develop oral health education program for maintaining adolescents' oral health and to be helpful for qualitative improvement in prevention program by surveying the awareness and behavior on preventive method of dental caries in adolescents. Method : The collected materials of totally 1,100 people who responded were carried out frequency analysis by using SPSS 12.0(Statistical Package for the Social Science). Results : 1. As for the results of awareness on fluoride effect and sealant effect, the students with response to 'effect of preventing decayed tooth' were indicated to be the highest. It was indicated to be the highest in girls as for gender and in the 2nd grade as for school year. (p<0.05). 2. As for the results of being created when eating sweet food and carbonated drink, the students with response as saying that 'a decayed tooth occurs well' were indicated to be the highest. 4. As for the results on the aim of visiting dental clinic, the students with response as saying of 'visiting for having treatment' when tooth is painful were indicated to be the highest. Conclusion : Synthesizing this study, the students' awareness on preventive method of dental caries was high. But the practice on regular check-up or diet was indicated to be low. Through oral health education, the adolescents should be not only delivered information or knowledge, but also changed habit and behavior.

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