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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.10.5020

The Effect of Middle Schoolers' Oral Health Awareness on Oral Health Condition and Oral Health Behavior  

Cho, Eun-Suk (Graduate School of Health in Wonkwang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.10, 2013 , pp. 5020-5028 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of awareness of oral health on oral health status and oral health behavior with subjects of students in the middle school which is the important period when lifetime set of teeth is completed with eruption of the second molar tooth and complete set of permanent teeth, and provide the basic data for development of oral health program for adolescents. We examined oral condition and conducted the survey about students' awareness of oral health and behavior in the middle school located in JeonJu. As the results of oral examination, dental caries and malocclusion were higher in female students and periodontal disease was higher in male students (p < 0.038). There was no significant difference in awareness of oral health between male and female students. However, M = 4.08 out of 5 point scale, which was high. For oral health behaviors, female students (M = 4.508) was higher than male students (M = 4.257) in the question of 'I visit the dental office when my gums are bleeding'. Female students (M = 4.547) was higher than male students (M = 4.333) in the question of 'I use the dental floss after brushing my teeth'(p<0.05). Awareness of oral health gave the significant effect on the oral health behavior at 95 % confidence level. Therefore, the education for oral health behavior is required to improve oral health and studies are needed to present the development of program for awareness and knowledge of oral health affecting behavior.
Keywords
Oral Health Awareness; Oral Health Behaviors; Oral Health Condition;
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