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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2013.13.05.873

Related factors to dental fear of women university students  

Kim, Yu-Geun (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Chang-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Ulsan College)
Lee, Kyeong-Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yeungnam University)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.13, no.5, 2013 , pp. 873-879 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related to the dental fear based on the general characteristics, major and personality type of the 400 girl students in university in Ulsan. Methods : Subjects were 400 girl students in university in Ulsan from November 2012 to March 2013. Data were collected by questionnaire and dental checkup and analyzed using SPSS 20.0 version. Results : Neuroticism was closely related to dental clinic visit. Those who did not visit dental clinics tended to have low score of neuroticism. Conclusions : To reduce dental fear in girl students, it is necessary to make them visit dental clinics frequently and promote the preventive dental care effectively.
Keywords
dental fear; dental service; personality type; women students;
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