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http://dx.doi.org/10.17135/jdhs.2017.17.6.543

In-Depth Interview of Parents Experienced First Infant Oral Examination  

Lee, Su-Na (Department of Dental Hygiene, The Graduate School of Namseoul University)
Lim, Soon-Ryun (Department of Dental Hygiene, The Graduate School of Namseoul University)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.17, no.6, 2017 , pp. 543-551 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the experience of the parents who examined the first infant oral examination and to understand how to improve the practical oral examination business. In-depth interviews were held with 10 parents who did the first infant oral examination, and their children's age was less than 18 to 29 months. The following conclusions were obtained by deriving the concepts and categories of the recorded contents. First, the main reason for the unsatisfactory examination of this study was that it was formal. Parents were disappointed in the fact that they did not look at the mouth of the child at the same time as it was fast and they said because it is carried out free of charge, it is more formal than the examination for general dental treatment. Second, most of the participants questioned whether they should resume infant oral examination. Third, it appears that the tooth number or dental terminology in the result notice is difficult to understand. Fourth, the opinion on the improvement of the infant oral examinations was should provided that the oral health management information after examination and the direct oral health management method education at the examination. In addition, we identified the need for parents' oral health care education for infants. Therefore, it has been confirmed that in order for the infant oral examination and young children to be practically carried out, the problems should be improved by collecting opinions of the parents. Also it is necessary to search for efficient business management method through repeated research related to infant oral examination.
Keywords
Infant; Interview; Oral examination; Parents;
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