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National Oral Health Screening for Infants and Children: A Survey on its Perception, Requirements and Accuracy of Parents and Dentists

영유아 구강검진에 대한 부모와 치과의사의 인식과 요구도 및 정확도 조사

  • Nayoung, Kim (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Ik-Hwan, Kim (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Je Seon, Song (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jaeho, Lee (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chung-Min, Kang (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
  • 김나영 (연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 김익환 (연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 송제선 (연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 이제호 (연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 강정민 (연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실)
  • Received : 2022.03.11
  • Accepted : 2022.04.14
  • Published : 2022.05.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate parents' and dentists' perceptions of the national oral health screening for infants and children (OHS), and evaluate the dentists' accuracy of analyzing the results of OHS. A questionnaire survey was conducted, face-to-face or online, for 90 parents of children who received OHS in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Yonsei University Dental Hospital and 100 dentists working at local clinic or university dental hospital from May to October 2021. Most parents and dentists were aware of the importance of OHS, and approximately 96.7% of parents were satisfied with OHS. The requirements of parents and dentists about OHS were different. The reasons for having difficulties in explaining parents after OHS and the opinions on appropriate period and number of OHS were disagreed between pediatric dentists and general dentists. Regardless of dentists' major, work experience, elapsed period after taking online education program, the accuracy of the examination result was low. In this study, various opinions of parents and dentists on OHS were collected. Efforts should be made to enhance the oral health of infants and children by considering the requirements of parents and dentists and improving the accuracy of examination results.

이 연구의 목적은 국가 영유아 구강검진에 대한 부모와 치과의사의 인식과 요구도를 조사하고 치과의사의 검진 결과 정확도를 평가하고자 하였다. 2021년 5월부터 10월까지 연세대학교 치과병원 소아치과에서 영유아 구강검진을 수검한 아동의 부모 90명과 개인병원 또는 대학병원에서 근무중인 치과의사 100명을 대상으로 대면 및 온라인 설문조사를 실시하였다. 대부분의 부모와 치과의사는 영유아 구강검진의 중요성을 인지하고 있었고, 96.7%의 부모가 영유아 구강검진에 만족했다. 영유아 구강검진에 대한 부모와 치과의사의 요구사항은 달랐으며, 소아치과 의사와 일반치과의사의 검진 후 보호자 설명에 어려움을 겪는 이유와 검진 시기 및 횟수에 관한 의견도 상이했다. 구강검진 결과의 정확도는 치과의사의 전공, 경력, 교육이수 후 경과 시간에 관계없이 낮았다. 이번 연구를 통해 영유아 구강검진에 대한 부모 및 치과의사의 다양한 의견을 취합할 수 있었다. 부모와 치과의사의 요구사항을 검토하고 검진 결과의 정확도를 높이는 등의 방법을 통해 영유아 구강검진이 영유아 구강건강 증진에 도움이 되도록 노력해야 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by the research fund from Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

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