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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2021.11.09.165

Oral Health Knowledge According to Police Officers' Oral Health Behaviors  

Lee, Mi Hak (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University)
Lee, Hye-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, Howon University)
Oh, Han-Na (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.11, no.9, 2021 , pp. 165-172 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out in order to identify oral health knowledge according to police officers' oral health behaviors. The questionnaire survey was conducted targeting 237 police officers in Gwangju. A tool used general characteristics, oral health knowledge, oral health behavior and oral health education needs. The analysis was processed with descriptive statistics, t-test, Anova and regression analysis. As a result, the oral health knowledge was high in a person of using oral hygiene products and in a person of experiencing a visit to dental clinic(p<0.001). The desired the oral health education were a specialist's direct verbal explanation and the correct tooth-brushing method. Also, marital status, educational level, smoking status, using oral hygiene products and Dental visit experience were identified to have influence upon a oral health knowledge (explanatory power, 40.5%). Hence, the results of this study will be able to be applied to basic data in case of developing an oral health education program and planning a dental health project for enhancing oral health in police officers.
Keywords
Oral health knowledge; Oral health behaviors; Oral health education needs; Police officers; Oral health;
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