Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Effects of Dental Health Education on Dental Health Knowledge and Dental Hygiene Status in Preschoolers

구강보건교육이 학령전기 아동의 구강보건지식과 구강위생상태에 미치는 영향

  • Ahn, Young-Mee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Yun, Jung-Mi (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Hwa (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Seo, Min-Young (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Yeom, Mi-Kyung (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Inha University)
  • 안영미 (인하대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 윤정미 (인하대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 김현화 (인하대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 서민영 (인하대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 염미경 (인하대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원)
  • Published : 2009.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This quasi-experimental study was conducted to identify the effects of dental health education on dental health knowledge and dental hygiene status in preschoolers. Methods: Forty-one children were recruited from two daycare centers, one of which served as the experimental group and the other as the comparative group without dental health education. Dental health education consisted of knowledge-oriented lecture and individual practice with a tooth simulator. The dental health knowledge was measured using a self-report questionnaire and dental hygiene using a dental plague index. The measurements were taken before and after the education program in the experimental group while only before the education program in comparative group. Results: Increases in dental health know ledge and decreases in dental plague index were observed 4 days after the education and lasted at least 8 days after the education, Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that dental health care education consisting of a lecture with simulation practice can be effective in improving dental health care in preschoolers at day care center.

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