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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2015.15.04.687

Subjective oral status perceptionand oral health impact profile(OHIP) according to the oral health management among international and domestic university students  

Yoon, Sung-Uk (Department of Dental hygiene, Gimcheon University)
Lee, Eun-Sook (Department of Dental hygiene, Gimcheon University)
Park, Young-Nam (Department of Dental hygiene, Gimcheon University)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.15, no.4, 2015 , pp. 687-694 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the subjective oral status perception and OHIP according to the oral health managementamong international and domestic university students. Methods: self-reported questionnaire was completed by 176 domestic and 175 international university students in Daegu and Gyeongbuk from August 25 to November 1, 2014. The informed consent was received after explanation of the purpose of the study by the researcher. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, toothbrushing behavior, oral health management, subjective oral status perception. and oral health impact profile (OHIP). The subjective oral status perception and OHIP was measured by Likert 5 point scale. Results: The international students tended to have higher subjective oral status perception when they had longer stay with the roommate in Korea. The female international students tended to have higher OHIP than the male students. The domestic students with lower grades and roommates showed higher OHIP. The international students had a poorer practice of oral health management than domestic students. The overall mean of subjective oral status perception was 3.13 in domestic students, and 3.09 and 3.22 in international students. The overall mean of OHIP was 4.21 in domestic students and 4.25 and 4.16 in the international students, Conclusions: International students had a higher subjective oral status perception than domestic students, but their wrong oral health management lowered their quality of life. It is necessary to provide the oral health management for the international students continuously.
Keywords
oral health management; OHIP; subjective oral state perceptions;
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