Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the state of oral health control education experiences among dental prosthesis users. The subjects in this study were 267 adults who were aged between 18 and less than 65 and resided in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. A survey was conducted from March to June, 2011, and the statistical package SPSS 11.5 was employed to analyze the collected data. The findings of the study were as follows: As for the state of education on the use of oral hygiene supplies, The unmarried respondents considered the use of oral hygiene supplies to be more conducive to oral health than the married ones. The respondents aged between 18 and 39 considered the use of dental hygiene supplies to be more beneficial to oral health than those aged between 40 and 64, and the former deemed it more absolutely necessary to use oral hygiene supplies than the latter). Those who used oral hygiene supplies viewed the use of oral hygiene supplies as more conducive to oral health and considered it more absolutely necessary to use oral hygiene supplies. The respondents expressed higher satisfaction with education on how to wash prosthesis and how to choose oral hygiene supplies. The above-mentioned findings illustrated that the dental prosthesis users were well aware of oral hygiene supplies, and that their satisfaction level with related education was not high in comparison with their awareness of oral hygiene supplies. Therefore dental institutions should provide more authentic education for dental prosthesis users.
본 연구는 치과보철물장착자의 구강위생관리 교육경험 실태를 파악하고자 2011년 3월부터 6월까지 서울과 경기도에 거주하고 있는 18세 이상에서 65세 미만의 성인 267명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며, SPSS 11.5 program을 이용하여 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 구강위생관리용품사용에 관한 교육 실태에서 미혼자는 기혼자 보다 구강위생용품사용은 치아건강에 좋다고 인식하였고, 18-39세가 40-64세 보다 구강위생용품사용은 치아 건강에 좋고, 반드시 사용해야한다고 인식하였다. 구강위생용품사용을 사용하고 있는 경우는 사용하지 않는 경우 보다 구강위생용품사용은 치아건강에 좋다, 반드시 사용해야 한다고 인식하였고, 보철물 닦는 방법과 구강위생용품 선정방법에서 교육만족도가 높았다. 이상의 결과에서 치과보철물장착자의 구강위생관리용품에 대한 인식은 높았으나 교육만족도는 이보다 낮게 나타난 결과로 치과의료기관에서는 치과보철물장착자를 대상으로 한 보다 실질적인 환자 교육시스템이 운영되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.