• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.251-258
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• 2005

The objective of this research was to analyze curriculum of dental hygiene education program for B.S degree in US and compare with Korea and Japan. The curriculum was classified six domain based on job classification and National Board Examination in Korea. Oral biology content included oral anatomy,dental anatomy,oral histology,oral pathology. Oral physiology was excluded. Clinical dentistry content included only oral radiology, periodontics, dental material,pain control. Most program integrated clinical dental hygiene courses. Most program provided dental practice management content and dental hygiene research courses. Diverse program such as A.S degree,B.S degree,degree completion,distance education programs enabled students to develop their career effectively.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.337-345
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• 2014

The visually impaired who have many restrictions on their sight due to impairment of a sense of sight among special senses have substantial difficulties in the areas ranging from very minor behavior in their house to the external activities for social life. Visual impairment may cause many problems in various behaviors for protecting health which have recently drawn a lot of interests. As a method of analysis of collected data, this study conducted the frequency analysis of general characteristics and oral health behavior of the subjects, compared the average of oral public health behavior and oral health condition through t-test and F-test, and conducted the post verification of significant difference among groups with Duncan. For identifying the relevancy between the general characteristics and the oral health behavior, this study conducted Spearman's correlation analysis, and for identifying the impact on subjective, oral health condition, this study conducted multiple regression analysis. SPSS (SPSS20.0 for Windows, SPSS Inc, USA) was used as a statistical program, and the level of significance for determining statistical significance was considered at the level of 0.05. Because the visually impaired are the group whose behaviors for protecting health should be accurately recognized, this study intends to utilize the findings as basic materials for making information communication media suitable for the visually impaired by identifying the real conditions and behaviors of their oral health and analyzing their oral condition caused by such behaviors. With the help of information technology.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.12
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• pp.135-142
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• 2019

The purpose is to investigate correlation of periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease among those living alone and living with family by using 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. According to general characteristics, cardiovascular diseases were found to be related to gender, education level of those living with family; and age and income level of elderly living alone. The oral health status, oral health patterns and cardiovascular disease distribution of both groups for the past year were examined. The relationship between cardiovascular disease and periodontal disease was related to hypertension only in the living with family. Cardiovascular disease and periodontal disease are the most common diseases so considering the two diseases together is necessary to check the health status in the future.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.12
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• pp.569-576
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• 2013

This study aims to evaluate the influence of oral contraceptive(OC) on periodontal disease. Research data was used the results derived from the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHANES), and 1,101 Korean women, aged 19 to 50 years with non-pregnant and premenopausal, were selected. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were performed to identify the relationship between OC use and periodontal disease, according to factors of demographic and socioeconomic, oral health behavior, OC use period, and periodontal status. In the results, OC use was statistically related with age, marital status and smoking. No significant differences were found in between the gingival condition and current OC use. The prevalence of periodontal disease increased with age, but did not have significant correlations with period of OC usage, smoking and oral health behavior. Final analysis was indicated that OC use is not associated with periodontal disease, regardless of adjustment for confounding variables.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.55-62
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• 2019

This study analyzed 467patent for toothbrush that used for oral hearlth, registered for 10years from 2008 to 2017 at KIPRIS which can search patent. Based on the toothbush composition, 8categories were detailed information was subdivided. As a result showed that the most patents were patent for toothbrush bristle, patent for additional function, patent for electronic toothbrush, patent for toothbrush's head, patent for toothbrush in different form, patent for toothbrush's neck, patent for learning of brushing habits, patent for toothbrush's handle. The patent that has a variety of the section was a patent for additional function, the patent for toothbrush bristle was the highest that is 25 in 2012. The only increasing number of patents compared to toothbrush patents, which are decreasing slightly in 2017, was the Patent for learning of brushing habits and the patent for toothbrush's handle. As a result, from 2009, the number of patents for toothbrushes has increased and varied.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.4852-4860
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• 2011

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify the oral health status and general health status of rural elder in order to develop of oral health management program and improving quality of life. Methods : 150 elder participated in the study, lived in GoRung Gun city, visited public health center, from 1st July 2009 to 30st July 2009. Results: The majority elder had hypertension and took medicine for hypertension regularly. The subjective oral health status was bad and the majority of experience of scaling and oral examination were none. General health management was influenced by education and economic status and oral health status was influenced by age, education and economic status. Age and economic status were effect for oral examination. Conclusion: These results may contribute to a better understanding of general health status, oral health status and management of rural elder. The relation between oral management and general health management was influenced. These findings are basis to development of oral health management program including scaling and oral examination for rural elder.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.211-217
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to investigate into company workers' general characteristics and their awareness or oral health examinations. Answer sheets for questionnaire for 267 industrial workers at Changwon city, Korea, were collected and analyzed using SPSS 12.0. Among workers who haven't visited a dental clinic for last one year, 75.6% of them didn't have dental caries. 74.0% of workers who haven't received dental scaling didn't have dental caries. 84.4% of workers who thought of themselves as having good oral health had good oral health and none of them had dental caries. 9.1% of people who had dental caries of 4 or more had bad breath. 73.4% of workers didn't need to treat dental caries, while scaling in 57.7% of them was required. To reform and improve of the system, incremental dental health care system for industrial workers is needed. Oral health education is needed to increase the motivation of industrial workers to control their basic disease.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.9
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• pp.374-383
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to clarify differences between adolescents from multicultural and ordinary Korean families in subjective oral symptoms. Moreover, this will be provide information in the policy making process that enhancing health equity. Data of 66,857 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years were derived from the 10th Korean Youth's Risk Web-based Study, which was conducted in 2014. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that subjective oral symptoms were related with sex, age, academic achievement, paternal education, maternal education, subjective economic status, residential type, smoking, alcohol consumption, drinking soft drink, eating fruits, eating snacks, and tooth brushing frequency. In conclusion, welfare and health services for multicultural family should be expanded and those ought to focus on increasing multicultural youth at the same time.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.127-134
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• 2021

This study was to analyze the convergence factors of influencing subjective happiness of oral health characteristics in adolescents. The data were analyzed using the 16th(2020) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey(n=54,948), logistic regression analysis was conduct. Subjective happiness were significantly different means by general characteristics(gender, grade, school record, economic status, residence type, suicidal ideation, drinking, smoking, mother's education) and oral health characteristics(number of toothbrushes, toothbrushing after lunch, experience of tooth break, pain and gingiva bleeding). Convergence factors affecting oral health characteristics on subjective happiness were number of toothbrushes(2times(OR=1.45), 3times(OR=1.53)), tooth brushing after lunch(OR=1.19), experience of sealant(OR=1.08), tooth pain(OR=0.73) and gingiva bleeding(OR=0.74). This study will be used as a basics data on the improvement of the subjective happiness in adolescents.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.297-309
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to develop a standardized preschool oral health education program as one of educational media and to apply it to preschool education. It's ultimately meant to help improve the oral health education policy of the nation toward young children and to provide multiple information on that. The subjects in this study were 250 young children who were at the age of 7 and attended kindergartens in the city of S. To evaluate an oral health education program prepared in the study, the selected young children were taught by using it, and a survey was conducted twice before offering education and three weeks after it to assess their knowledge. Besides, their patient hygiene performance was tested. For data handling, SPSS program was utilized, and in order to see if there would be any changes in their oral health behaviors, statistical data on percentage were obtained and crosstab was employed. To track any possible additional changes in their relevant knowledge and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, t-test was implemented. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. As for changes in oral health behaviors, there were significant differences in tooth brushing time(p<0.05), tooth brushing method(p<0.01) and toothbrush keeping method(p<0.001) between before and after the education. 2. Regarding changes in oral health knowledge, there was a significant gap between before and after the education(p<0.001). In detail, their knowledge about the cause of dental caries(p<0.05), the right choice of toothbrush(p<0.001) and toothbrushing after meals(p<0.01) became significantly different. 3. There was no gap in patient hygiene performance index between before and after the education. 4. To boost the effect of oral health education on kindergarteners, it seems necessary to give a lecture on oral health, to demonstrate tooth brushing by using dntiform, and to offer instruction by utilizing disclosing solution. 5. Repeated education should be provided on a regular basis by preparing standardized teaching plans tailored to the characteristics of kindergarteners, and a wide variety of teaching materials that could be easy to understand, authentic and provide motivation to them should be developed.