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Oral Health Knowledge and Behavior of Teachers in Elementary School with or without School Dental Clinic Programs

학교구강보건실 운영·비운영학교 교사의 구강보건지식과 행태에 관한 조사

  • Lee, Jung-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Jin, Hye-Jung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong-Eui University)
  • Received : 2014.08.07
  • Accepted : 2014.12.02
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Dental clinic programs for elementary school children to live healthy life by promote healthy lives by oral health self-management skills. This study on schools with and without dental clinics compared and analyze teacher's knowledge of and attitudes toward oral care and determines whether or not to recommend the school dental clinic program. The subjects of the study were 239 teachers in schools with dental clinics and 201 teachers in schools without dental clinics. In total, the study included 20 schools and 440 teachers. Teachers from schools with dental clinics had a higher recognition rate of the purpose of tooth brushing and the fluoride caries preventive effect than teachers from schools without dental clinics. However, there was no significant difference between schools with and without dental clinics when we compared the daily tooth brushing frequency and oral health attitude. There is also need of a school dental clinic program for teachers because if teachers lack knowledge and professionalism of oral health it will affect the student's oral health attitudes.

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