The survey of actual condition of pupils care and Knowledge of dental hygiene(II) - Centering the rural area around Booan-Kun Chollabuk-do -

국민학교 아동의 구강보건관리 및 지식에 대한 실태조사(II) - 전북 부안군 농촌지역을 중심으로 -

We investigated 974 male and female students who are in 4th, 5th and 6th year of 8 elementary schools are located win Puan-kun, the farm area of Chollabuk-do, and the results are as follows. 1. Visiting dental clinic in order to be treated for dental caries hold the highest rate as 26.1% of male students and 30.3% of female students. 2. On fear when children visit dental clinic, first, 25.6% of male students and 35.1% of female students mark the highest rate as some what fear. Second, 23.1% of male students represent to be usual and 29.4% of female students represent to be very fear. There fore it speaks for dissimilarity in character between male and female students. 3. On reason of developing dental caries, 62.5% of male students and 55.8% of female students replied that it was developed because they frequently ate the sweet things. 4. Children who pull out decidous teeth alone mark the highest rate as 44.7% of male students and 38.6% of female students. 5. On important thing for ordinary dental health, 56.2% of male students and 58.5% of female students as the highest rate replied that they often brushed their teeth.