Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health knowledge of maritime police officers, whose job belonged to the cluster of special occupations, in an effort to provide some information on the development of oral health education programs. The subjects in this study were 499 maritime police officers. After a survey was conducted from March to September, 2013, it's found that just 104 respondents(22.8%) had experience of receiving oral health education. In terms of general knowledge, the respondents who received that education were different from the others who didn't in the level of knowledge on the items related to temporomandibular joint(p=0.026), and there were no differences between the two in knowledge of periodontal health. As for prevention-related knowledge, they had a good knowledge of fluorine. Concerning needs for oral health education, 67.1 percent considered oral health professional manpower to be necessary, and 77.9 percent of the respondents who received oral health education gave this reply(p=0.004). Regarding preference for educational content, the right toothbrushing method was most preferred, followed by oral counseling, the use of oral hygiene supplies, the selection of dentifrice, and nutrition/anti-smoking education. The findings of the study suggest that the development of oral health education programs geared toward the cluster of special occupations such as maritime police is required.
본 연구는 특수 직업군에 속하는 해양경찰을 대상으로 구강보건관련 지식수준을 파악하여 구강보건교육 프로그램을 계발하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 2013년 3월부터 9월까지 해양경찰관 499명을 대상으로 일반적 특성 8문항, 구강보건교육 경험여부, 일반적 구강보건지식 13문항, 치주관련 지식 6문항, 치아우식병 예방관련 지식 6문항, 구강보건교육 요구도 4문항을 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 연구대상 중 104명(22.8%)만이 구강보건교육 경험이 있었다. 교육을 받은 경우 일반적 지식수준에서는 턱관절 관련 문항에서 지식수준이 차이를 보였고(p=0.026), 치주건강지식에서는 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 예방관련지식에서는 불소에 관한 지식수준이 높게 나타났다. 구강보건교육 요구도에서는 구강보건 전문 인력이 필요하다고 67.1%가 응답하였으며, 특히 구강보건교육을 받은 경험이 있는 경우 77.9% 응답하였다(p=0.004). 선호내용으로는 올바른 잇솔질, 구강상담, 구강위생용품사용, 세치제 선택법, 영양 및 금연교육의 순으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 해양경찰과 같은 특수 직업군에 대한 구강보건교육 프로그램의 마련이 되어야 할 것이다.
