• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.8
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• pp.258-265
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• 2013

This study was designed to investigate the correlation between the degree of knowledge in regards to the importance of oral health and the smile scores as well as the correlation between their actual oral conditions and smile scores. The author surveyed the knowledge and the actual oral health condition of the subjects, 150 high school students (80 males and 70 females), and their frontal pictures were taken when they had full smiles. After evaluation of the smiles of the subjects by five dentists, the results were analysed. This study showed that there was neither a correlation between the smile score and the knowledge of oral health nor the actual oral condition. The investigation showed that the actual oral condition and care was performed well even if there were some wrong answers in the questionnaire, which asked about proper oral health. In conclusion, the smile could be related to the repetition of the habit of smiling rather than being related to the knowledge of oral health or their actual oral condition.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.731-738
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• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, practice, and awareness toward oral health in the special school teachers. Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 133 teachers in special education schools in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Chungbuk, and Jeonbuk. Data were analyzed using the statistical package SPSS WIN 12.0 for frequency, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe test(post hoc test), and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results : In oral health knowledge, the average score of female teachers was 8.31 in comparison to 7.75 in male teachers(p<.05). In oral health practice, the average score of female teachers was 3.71 and that of male teachers was 3.69. In oral health awareness, the average score of female teachers was 4.12 and male teachers had 3.93. The teachers in special schools had a close positive correlation between oral health awareness and practice(r=.448, p<.05). Conclusions : The teachers tended to have better knowledge of oral health but they did not practice the oral health behavior. The teachers have the important role in oral health management for the disabled children by providing the right toothbrushing method.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.481-487
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• 2010

This study was conducted with 200 outpatients and inpatients of military hospitals around the northern region of Gyeonggi-Do. 182 questionnaires in 200 copies were returned, which meant that the return rate was 91%. 180 questionnaires were used for analysis because 2 questionnaires included untrustful responses. The questionnaires were filled by the subjects for 20 days from Dec. 1, 2008 to Dec. 20, 2008. First, in accordance with the examination on the awareness and knowledge on the dental caries, periodontal disease and oral health care, the awareness on the prevention of dental caries was 18.733 points in 25 full points. Second, for the examination on the oral health status according to the interest and education related to oral health care, the interest and oral health status showed the statistically significant relationship(P=0.0083). Third, in accordance with the analysis on the relationship between oral health status and awareness and knowledge on oral health care, for the awareness on the prevention of dental caries, the answer "Not healthy" was 19.188 points, the answer "Average" 18.210 points and the answer "Healthy" 18.971 points. In conclusion, the higher the interest on the education and oral health care was, the better the behavior for oral health care and oral health status were. As a result, the oral health care is essential for each individual to keep good health status. For keeping and deploying the best fighting power in the military and the country, the oral health program shall be pushed ahead as the key project to keep the good oral status of soldiers.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.367-375
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• 2021

It is effective personally and nationally that dental professionals provide oral health education to North Korean defectors. This study aims to examine literature on oral health education for North Korean defectors. The method of this study is a scoping review, which is a method for qualitatively reviewing and reinterpreting previous studies with the literature review method. There were differences in age and period of settling in South Korea among the study participants of the literature. It be divided into a study that evaluated the annual oral health education experience rate, and a study that applied an educational program and evaluated its effectiveness. It showed positive results in all literature for various effects evaluation variables such as dental health, periodontal health, and oral health knowledge. This study is significant in that it sought the direction of development of oral health education for North Korean defectors. It is suggested when planning oral health education for North Korean defectors, it is necessary to establish a differentiated approach strategy in consideration of oral health gaps, cultural differences such as language, psychological characteristics according to the settling period in South Korea, and age.

• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.85-97
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• 2008

Objectives: This study was designed to understand the oral health knowledge & conduct of middle-school students, search for the learning objective and the educational method in line with the subjects and of utilizing as the basic data for an effective oral health-care program. Methods: The samples to achieve the purpose of this research are composed of 139 students in middle-school, OO county. Chungcheongbuk-do, the number of male students 64, and female students 75. Data were statistically analyzed by frequency analysis, $x^2$-test or Fisher's exact test by using SPSS WIN Ver. 12.0. Results: Among items on oral-health knowledge in middle-school students. the awareness ratio on a cause and preventive method for oral disease was surveyed to be lower than the awareness ratio on symptoms of oral disease. As a result of examining by comparing knowledge and behavior on the time of tooth brush. both awareness and behavior were the level of 50% or less than it. In particular, 46.2% perceived after lunch. but practice just accounted for 33.0%. The frequency of tooth brush a day was the largest in a case(47.5%) of doing twice a day. However. there was also the response (5.8%) with saying of brushing once or not brushing even once. Thus, the practice of tooth brush was surveyed to be very low even if being a minority of students. The frequency of taking a light meal was 68.8% in less than twice a day. However, even students of taking more than five times were surveyed to be 9.8%. Out of the whole-body health in over 50%-59.9%. the oral health was surveyed to be perceived to be very important. Compared to the awareness level on importance of a tooth, the ratio of visiting a dentistry was analyzed to be very low. Conclusions: The study results suggest that the school oral-health project was examined to have the necessity of being expanded and carried out even in middle-and-high schools, by which the specific oral-health promotion program including oral-health education in this period is developed.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.214-222
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• 2014

This study measures the effect of oral health promotion program based on community networking for elementary school students in community child center. The community networking were constructed of community health center, headquarters for community child center and school of dental hygiene in community. First, we were educated the student and teacher of community child center, separately. Community health center planned and evaluated the program, and school of dental hygiene ran the maintenance program once a month for 3 months and evaluated the program. The teacher of community health center were supported and monitored the children. The comparison was done in independent t-test of awareness, knowledge and behavior of children of community child center in both lower grades and upper grades and paired t-test of patient hygiene performance (PHP) index was conducted before and after oral health promotion program. As a result, PHP index and oral health knowledge increased significantly after oral health program in lower grades and upper grades (p<0.001). The positive attitude for oral health about "Whatever I do, my tooth-will be decayed" increased more in upper grades better than lower grades after oral health promotion program (p<0.05). We suggest that oral health program based on community networking should be constructed for oral health promotion of elementary school students in community child center.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.35 no.3 s.334
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• pp.189-199
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• 1997

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.117-122
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to delve into how to provide better and more oral health education to middle school students, and to boost school oral health projects. The subjects in this study were 430 middle schoolers. After their oral health awareness, knowledge and oral health care were investigated, the following findings were given: 1. Concerning concern for oral health, 56.7 percent were oral health conscious, and as many as 43.2 percent were little or never concerned about it. 2. As to subjective oral health status, 36.7 percent found their own oral health status to be good, and 63.3 percent had a periodontal disease or felt that there was something wrong with their oral health. Regarding self-assessed abnormal oral symptoms, 25.8 percent considered themselves to have an abnormal symptom related to temporomandibular joint, and approximately 30 percent thought there was something wrong with their gums. 3. As for toothbrushing habits, the number of the girls who brushed their teeth after lunch was statistically significantly far larger than that of the boys who did. There were some differences between the boys and girls in toothbrushing method and in which part of the oral cavity they brushed. 4. In regard to oral health knowledge, the girls(a mean of 7.05) significantly excelled the boys(6.36). Those who were more oral health conscious got significantly better scores in oral health knowledge. 5. In terms of dental-clinic visit experiences, the students who had ever visited a dental clinic took in less sugar and got a more frequent regular dental checkup(2.62, 2.50) than the others who hadn't(2.32, 1.74).

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.87-94
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect oral health behavior of high school students and provide data to improve oral health. An online survey of 389 high school students was conducted and the data was analyzed using SPSS 22.0. According to a multiple regression analysis of factors affecting oral health behavior, gender is male, regions with rural areas, tooth brushing education help in practice, and higher oral health knowledge increases oral health behavior. In order to improve the practice of brushing teeth, many opportunities should be provided through continuous oral health education and the importance of oral care should be recognized. Therefore, it is considered necessary to apply various educational programs suitable for the target person in consideration of general characteristics to enhance oral health behavior.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.128-150
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• 1995

본 연구의 목적은 중학생의 보건교육에 대한 요구도를 살피기 위해 먼저 현재 자신이 알고 있는 보건지식에 대한 만족도와 보건교육에 대한 필요도 및 이에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대해 알아보고, 이와 관련하여 보건지식에 대한 만족도와 보건교육에 대한 필요도가 보건교육 요구도에 미치는 영향을 분석해 보는 데 있다. 연구를 위한 조사대상으로 경기도 소재 M, S 중학교의 1,2학년 전체 학생 688명을 선정하였고, 1994년 12월 1일부터 15일까지 자기기입식 설문지를 통해 보건교육에 대한 요구도를 조사하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 조사대상자의 분포는 남학생이 59.3%, 여학생이 40.7%였고, 자신의 건강상태에 대해 건강하다고 응답한 학생이 78.9%, 건강하지 않다고 응답한 학생이 21.1%였다. 또한 현재 알고 있는 보건지식에 대해 만족한다고 응답한 학생은 68.2%였고, 31.8%의 학생이 만족하지 않는다고 응답하였다. 보건교육에 대한 필요도에 대해서는 92.7%의 학생이 필요하다고 응답하였다. 2. 보건교육에 대한 요구도에서는 첫째, 보건교과설정에 대해 45.6%가 찬성하였고, 둘째, 보건교육 실시시기에 대해서는 82.8%가 유치원 및 국민학교에서부터 시작되어야 한다고 하였다. 셋째, 보건교육의 적정시간에 대해 82.4%가 1주일 또는 1달에 1-2시간이라고 하였으며, 넷째, 보건교육 담당교사에 대해서는 63.2%가 보건교육 전문가가 담당하여야 한다고 응답하였다. 다섯째, 보건교육 내용에 대한 선호도 순위는 구급처치, 안전교육, 영양, 환경, 음주와 흡연 및 약물남용, 구강보건, 개인위생, 식품위생, 전염병관리, 성교육, 건강과 운동, 정신건강, 비전염성질환 관리, 공중보건, 의료기관의 기능 순이었다. 3. 현재 알고 있는 보건지식에 대한 만족도에 영향을 미치는 변수로는 성(p<0.01). 형제순위(p<0.05), 아버지의 학력(p<0.01), 어머니의 학력(p<0.01), 학업성적(p<0.05)이었으며, 보건교육 필요도에 영향을 미치는 변수는 성(p<0.05), 어머니의 학력(p<0.05), 학업성적(p<0.01)이었다. 4. 현재 알고 있는 보건지식에 대한 만족도에 따라 보건교육에 대한 요구도에 차이가 나타났다. 보건지식에 대해 만족하고 있지 못한 비만족군의 경우 보건교과의 설정에 대해 만족군보다 더 적극적으로 찬성하였고(p<0.05), 보건교육의 실시 시기에 대해서는 유치원 시기부터가 적정하다고 응답하였다(p>0.01). 보건교육의 내용선정에 있어서도 만족군과 비만족군간의 차이가 나타났는데, 만족군의 경우는 안전교육, 건강과 운동, 공중보건, 비만족군의 경우는 성교육을 요구하였다(p<0.05). 5. 보건교육에 대한 필요도에 따라 보건교육에 대한 요구도에 차이가 나타났다. 보건교육이 필요하다고 응답한 필요군의 경우 보건교과의 설정에 대해 적극적으로 찬성하였다(p<0.01). 또한 필요군은 보건교육의 실시 시기에 대해 유치원 시기부터가 적정하다고 응답한 반면, 보건교육이 필요하지 않다고 한 비필요군의 경우는 중학교 이후부터 적정하다고 응답하였다(p<0,01). 보건교육의 내용선정에 있어서도 음주와 흡연 및 약물남용, 식품위생, 건강과 운동, 비전염성질환 예방을 제외한 내용에서 필요군과 비필요군간의 차이가 나타났다(p<0.05).