• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.1005-1016
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of mothers on their children's oral health and their concern for that by socio-demographic characteristics and the relationship of their awareness of methods of dental-caries prevention to their practice of the methods. Methods : The subjects in this study were 337 guardians of preschoolers at kindergartens and daycare centers. A self-administered survey was conducted from April 25 to May 27, 2011, and the collected data were analyzed by the statistical package SPSS 18.0. Results : 1.Self-rated concern for children's oral health, 87.7 percent and 12.1 percent replied, "So-so." Whether they were working or not and whether they were mainly responsible for child rearing made significant differences to that(p<.05). 2. As to subjective awareness of their children's oral health, the largest group of the mothers answered "So-so." (44.9%) The second replied that their children were in good oral health(40.5%), and the third group in poor oral health(14.2%). 3. The relationship between self-rated concern for their children's oral health and awareness of methods of caries prevention, statistically significant differences were found according to toothbrushing education and sealant(p<.05). There were no statistically significant differences in practice, but application of fluoride was the least. 4. The relationship between self-rated awareness for their children's oral health and awareness of the preventive methods of caries, there were statistically significant gaps in awareness of toothbrushing education(p<.05). In practice, statistically significant gaps were found in practice of toothbrushing education and sugar-intake restriction(p<.01). 5. In regard to the correlation between awareness and practice of the preventive methods of caries, awareness of all the factors involving toothbrushing education, sealant, application of fluoride and restriction of sugar intake had a significant positive correlation to practice of them. Better awareness led to better practice. Conclusions : In order to ensure children's successful oral health care, more authentic education of how to prevent dental caries should be offered by experts such as dental hygienists and dentists. Especially, detailed information on application of fluoride, restriction of sugar intake and pit and sealant should be provided for mothers to help their children to stay away from dental caries.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2018

Objectives: To protect individuals working at the site as well as the surrounding general population from a chemical accident, several emergency exposure guidance levels have been used to set a level of concern for certain chemicals. However, a level of concern has not been established for many substances that are frequently used or produced in large quantities in Korean workplaces. In the present study, we investigated the guidance levels for protecting populations from chemical exposure and the estimation of level of concern using acute inhalation and oral toxicity data. Methods: The number of chemicals to which emergency exposure guidance levels (e.g., ERPG-2, AEGL-2, PAC-2, and IDLH) can be applied were determined among 822 hazardous chemicals according to the 'Technical Guidelines for the Selection of Accident Scenarios (revised December 2016)'. The ERPG and AEGL values were compared across all three tiers for the 31 substances that appeared on both lists. We examined the degree of difference between the emergency exposure guidance levels and the estimates of level of concern calculated from acute inhalation or acute oral toxicity data. Results: Among the 822 hazardous chemicals, emergency exposure guidance levels can be applied to 359 substances, suggesting that the estimates of level of concern should be calculated using acute toxicity data for 56.3% of the hazardous chemicals. When comparing the concordance rates of ERPG and AEGL for 31 substances, the difference between the two criteria was generally small. However, about 40% of the substances have values diverging by more than three-fold in at least one tier. Such discrepancies may cause interpretation and communication problems in risk management. The emergency exposure guidance levels were similar to the estimates of level of concern calculated using acute inhalation toxicity data, but the differences were significant when using acute oral toxicity data. These results indicate that the level of concern derived from acute oral toxicity data may be insufficient to protect the population in some cases. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the development of standardized guidance values for emergency chemical exposure in the Korean population should be encouraged. It is also necessary to analyze acute toxicity data and fill the information gaps for substances that are important in Korean workplace situations.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.607-616
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• 2012

본 연구는 국민건강영양조사 제4기 2차년도(2008) 원시자료를 이용하여 19세 이상 성인 6,094명을 대상으로 주관적인 구강건강인식과 관련된 본인인지 구강건강상태와 구강건강염려정도를 파악하고, 기존의 역학지수인 DMFT 지수, CPI뿐만 아니라 FS-T 지수, T-Health 지수를 포함한 다양한 구강보건지수를 이용하여, 주관적인 구강건강인식과 객관적인 구강보건지수와의 차이를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 주관적인 구강건강인식 관련하여 본인인지 구강건강상태는 49.4%로가 '나쁘다'라고 응답하였으며, 구강건강염려정도는 62.6%가 '신경 쓰이는 편이다'라고 응답하여 가장 높게 나타났다. 2. 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 구강보건지수에서는 현재 흡연여부를 제외한, 성별, 연령, 교육수준, 월평균가구소득, 간식횟수, 칫솔질횟수에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.000). 3. 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 본인인지 구강건강상태에서는 성별, 연령, 교육수준에서는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 월평균가구소득, 현재흡연여부(p<0.000), 간식횟수(p<0.018), 칫솔질횟수(p<0.003)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 4. 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 구강건강염려정도는 성별과 현재흡연여부에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 연령(p<0.003), 교육수준, 월평균가구소득, 간식횟수, 칫솔질 횟수에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.000). 5. 주관적 구강건강인식과 구강보건지수에서는 본인인지 구강건강상태에서는 모든 지수에서 유의하지 않았으며, 구강건강염려수준에서 FS-T지수(p<0.003), T-Health 지수(p<0.011), CPI (p<0.017)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 이상의 연구결과로, 구강건강인식과 관련하여 구강건강상태를 파악하고자 할 때에는 본인인지구강건강상태보다는 구강건강염려정도에 대해 질문할 때 더 유용할 것으로 사료되며, 향후 단문항에 의한 주관적 구강강건인식에 의한 자기평가보다는 구강건강관련 심리요인, 자신의 구강에 대한 심미적인 요인 등 다양한 지표들이 포함되어 있는 다문항적인 주관적 구강건강인식척도가 개발되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2010

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine socioeconomic inequalities in oral health and to investigate the extent to which socioeconomic disparities in oral health are attenuated by oral health related consciousness and behaviors. Methods: We used data from the third 2006 Korea National Oral Health Survey(KNOHS) and a total of 3,457 subjects aged over 18 years were analyzed. The dependent variable was periodontal conditions which is devided into dichotomy, that is, health and ill-health, using the Community Periodontal Index(CPI) in KNOHS. Socioeconomic status(SES) were measured by educational attainment, income and residential area. Age, gender, oral health consciousness(self-assessed oral health status, concern about oral health and self-perceived dental treatment needs and behaviors(brushing, use of dental floss and dental visits) were adjusted in binary logistic regression analysis. Results and Conclusion: The results show that oral health consciousness and behaviors do not mediate the relationship between SES and periodontal health and there might be limitations to attenuate socioeconomic disparities in oral health only by changing of either oral health consciousness or(and) behaviors. Our findings suggest that more definite oral health policies and dental health education among adults with lower education will need in order to improve oral health.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2016

이번 연구에서는 근로자들의 구강건강증진 및 구강질환 예방을 도모하고, 구강건강에 대한 관심을 증가시키며, 근로자 구강보건사업의 지지 및 참여를 높이고자 산업간호사를 대상으로 한 구강보건교육 프로그램을 개발 및 수행하여 교육 전 후의 구강보건지식 및 태도수준을 비교하여 평가함으로써 근로자 구강보건교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초 자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 산업간호사를 대상으로 구강보건교육을 실시한 후, 교육 전 후 자가인지 구강건강수준 및 구강건강관리법에 대한 인지 및 권장수준의 변화를 비교 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 산업간호사를 대상으로 한 구강보건교육의 시행 후, 자가인지 구강건강수준과 구강건강관심도는 교육 시행 전에 비해 모두 유의하게 증가하였다. 치실 혹은 치간솔 사용, 법정 구강검진을 포함한 정기검진, 정기적인 치면세마를 포함한 치주병 예방법에 대한 인지수준이 교육 전에 비해 모두 유의하게 향상되었고, 구강질병 예방 및 구강건강증진을 위한 구강건강관리법에 대한 권장수준도 교육 전에 비해 매우 유의하게 향상되었다. 이와 연관된 요인을 확인해 본 결과, 구강건강관심도가 낮을수록 치주병 예방법별 인지수준과 구강건강관리법별 권장수준의 향상 정도가 모든 항목에서 크게 나타났다. 산업간호사의 근로자 구강건강증진 프로그램에 대한 의견을 듣고자 설문조사를 실시한 결과, 근로자를 위한 구강건강증진 프로그램을 수행하는 데 필요한 항목으로는 구강보건교육 전후 모두 '산업간호사에 대한 구강보건교육'이 1순위로 나타났다. 그러므로, 근로자들의 구강건강증진을 도모하기 위하여 산업구강보건의 중요한 협력자인 산업간호사를 대상으로 하는 지속적인 구강보건교육 시행이 필요하고, 이러한 교육을 통해 산업간호사의 구강보건지식 및 태도가 향상된다면, 앞으로 근로자 구강보건사업을 계획하고 수행하는 데 있어 산업간호사의 지지와 참여를 효율적으로 이끌어낼 수 있을 것이라 생각된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to stress the necessity of the oral health promotion behavior of elementary school students and to provide some information on the development of oral health education programs. Methods : The subjects in this study were 570 students who were in their fourth, fifth and sixth grade elementary schools in the city of Jeonju that were equipped with school dental clinics. A survey was conducted to find out their oral health knowledge and behavior. Results : As for oral health knowledge, 47.5% that was the largest group had an excellent knowledge of oral health. In regard to preference for the content of oral health education, the elementary school students had the most preference for toothbrushing education, and there was a definitely positive relationship between concern for oral health and actual oral health care, since those who were more interested in oral health took better care of their oral health. Conclusions : The oral health knowledge and behavior of the elementary school students were satisfactory, and the development and implementation of quality oral health education programs are required to encourage their oral health promotion behavior.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.767-776
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influencing factors on awareness toward oral health education in elementary school teachers. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 250 elementary school teachers in Jeollado and Chungcheongdo from October 6 to November 28, 2014. The questionnaire consisted of the general characteristics of the subjects, oral health knowledge, oral health beliefs, and oral health education awareness measured by Likert 5 point scale. Cronbach alpha was 0.699 in the oral health knowledge and 0.957 in the oral health beliefs. Results: Those who were more interested in the oral health education had the awareness toward the necessity of oral health education. Those who had a longer career of education tended to have the strong beliefs in oral health education. Conclusions: The elementary school teachers are the most important persons in the lifelong oral health education facilitator to the students. It is very important to provide the continuing oral health education program development for the elementary school teachers.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.101-111
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• 2009

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of oral hygiene products in Korean adult population. And it was conducted to make a baseline in planning the operation of the oral health for the Korean adult. Methods : The National Survey data of Oral Health was used. The use of each oral hygiene product was analysed according to socioeconomic status (Age, Occupation, Residential district), smoking status and concern about one's oral health. The subject of this study were 14,368 of 2000 year, 3,526 of 2003 year and 2,439 of 2006 year. They were organized from 20s to 60s. Data was analysed into Pearson chi-square test and Fisher's exact test using SAS 8.01 program. Results : 1. The rate of using oral hygiene product was increased, but the rate of non-using people remains 65.8% on the 2006 data. 2. The non-using group of the oral hygiene products was the age of sixty, farmer, rancher, fisherman, military, ruralist, smoker and the people do not concern about their oral health(p<0.05). Conclusion : To improve the rate of using oral hygiene products, effective motivation method would be necessary. In addition, It is required to educate the group more individually. This is for them to have a interesting about oral hygiene products and learn how to choice appropriate product. In the future, study about the reason of non-using oral hygiene products, and more concrete method for improving their behavior would be needed.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.615-622
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• 2013

Objectives : The aim of the study is to estimate the dental caries experience and the factors influencing the dental caries in children and adolescents and to provide the data for effective management of oral health in children and adolescents. Methods : Subjects were 446 students randomly recruited in primary, middle, high school students located in Seoul from April 1 to May 31 2011. The data were collected by a questionnaire survey and direct oral examination. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS WIN 14.0 program. Results : DMF in male accounted for 88.8% and that in female accounted for 89.1%. The oral promotion behaviors in female was significantly higher than those in male (p<0.001). Aged (p<0.05) and well-educated parents(p<0.001) tended to have better oral promotion behaviors. The higher oral health knowledge, the better oral health promotion behaviors. Better oral health promotion behaviors tended to have lower DMFT and DT index (p<0.01). In regression analysis, age, oral health promotion behavior in children and adolescents were related to the dental caries experience (p<0.001). Poor oral health promotion behaviors increased the dental caries experience. Conclusions : The active oral health care can prevent dental caries in children and adolescents. The concern for oral health care is important to maintain healthy dental hygiene.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2012

작업공정 특성상 작업환경이 열악하다고 판단되는 조선소 근로자의 구강보건증진과 구강보건교육계획, 산업구강보건정책 및 제도 개선에 기여하고자 편의표본추출법에 의해 선정한 전남 지역 조선소 및 협력업체 10곳에 근무하는 조선소 근로자를 대상으로 구강보건교육 경험에 따른 구강보건인식의 차이를 알아보기 위하여 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 연구대상자 310명 중 구강보건교육경험이 없는 근로자는 89.4%이었고, 구강보건교육 무경험자는 구강보건 지식정도, 인식정도, 관심정도, 중요정도가 낮은 것으로 나타났으며 구강보건 지식정도, 인식정도, 관심정도, 중요정도 간에는 상관관계가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 구강보건교육 무경험자가 구강보건교육을 받지 못하는 이유는 기회가 없었기 때문인 것으로 나타났고 선호하는 교육내용은 치아우식증예방 및 치료법, 선호하는 교육방법은 치의사의 강연인 것으로 나타났으며 구강보건교육 경험이 있는 근로자일수록 구강보건교육 경험이 없는 근로자보다 구강보건교육에 참여할 의향이 있는 것으로 나타났다.