• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2016

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an oral health promotion program. And suggest that education on oral health should be given by a professional. Methods : Sixty-four people over the age of 65 years were selected from three elderly care facility located in Gyeongsangbuk-do, A city. From June 7 to August 19, 2016, an oral health promotion program was given to two experimental groups (N=21 and 20) for a total of eight times. One program was conducted by a professional and the other by a non-professional although both were considered experts. Additionally, a control group(N=23) was a observed. Results : While both experimental groups showed a positive change from the oral health promotion program, the experimental group that was given the oral health promotion program by a professional showed more positive changes in oral cavity function. Conclusions : By using professionals, it is possible to provide a health promotion program that actively monitors the oral cavity of the elderly as well as provide elderly care services for oral hygiene. Appropriate elderly health policies and oral health business model for elderly are needed.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the customized oral health promotion program for North Korean defectors (NKDs). Methods: Using a pre-survey comprising phases 1-5 of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, a customized oral health promotion program was created. The participants, a total of 129 NKDs, were allocated to the experimental group (n=64; 43 females and 21 males) or the control group (n=65; 46 females and 19 males). After the interventions, phases 7 to 9 of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model were executed to determine the effect of the program. Results: The results for phase 7 revealed high satisfaction with the program, with an average of 2.89 out of 3 points. In phase 8, concerning the impact evaluation, it was found that oral health beliefs and oral health knowledge were improved, with statistically significance differences before and after the experiment. Phase 9, concerning the outcome evaluation, showed that there were statistically significant differences in the average within groups before and after education in oral health beliefs (OHB), O'Leary index scores, and CPI. In terms of the difference between the groups, there were statistically significant improvement in OHB, O'Leary index scores, and CPI after the education program. Conclusions: The oral health promotion program developed in this study has made a positive contribution to improve the oral health status of NKDs.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1083-1090
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of community oral hygiene program on oral hygiene practice behavior in children. Methods: Oral hygiene promotion program was performed in 23 community child centers in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggido. The study analyzed the effect of community oral hygiene promotion programs on the oral hygiene practice behavior in children from September to December, 2014. The trained dental hygienists in 23 public health centers and dental hygiene students participated in the oral hygiene promotion program for oral health examination and education for the children. The contents of the program was standardized and instructed to the team members. The individual improvement in children oral hygiene practice was assessed using PHP(patient hygiene performance) index score. Data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0 program. Results: After the program, children who stopped eating confectioneries and those eating once a day increased to 32.12% and 14.24%, respectively. Those eating more than four times a day were still high(32.44%), but it was a lower rate than before the program (p<0.001). The rate of toothbrushing of more than 2 to 3 times a day was 82.75% and it was higher than before the education (p<0.001). The knowledge level of children increased from 18.83% to 66.30%. The oral hygiene practice performance in children was highly improved. Conclusions: The four months duration of oral hygiene program remarkably improved the oral hygiene practice in the children. So the community health centers and welfare centers must cooperate and improve the children oral health promotion by developing the oral health promotion program.

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.699-708
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• 2016

Purpose. This study assessed the actual status of oral health behaviors, oral health consciousness and oral health belief with workers at work sites in some regions and would utilize the results of changes in the hygiene status in the oral cavity as basic materials for developing an education program for the oral health promotion of workers at work sites with the implementation of oral health education and oral health promotion program. Methods. The subjects of the study were 106 workers who expressed their intention to participate in a program in SMEs that agreed on the activities of an oral health education program through an education once per week, of the SMEs with less than 500 persons, located in G. City. General characteristics and the questionnaires of the items on the survey were investigated with a self-administered method, and the collected data were statistically analyzed, using SPSS 20.0. Results. As a result of research, it was noted that PHP-Index, the dental plaque index in the oral cavity became lower from 2.02 points to 1.00 point with continuous management and practice of oral promotion behaviors, and that the oral hygiene status improved. Conclusions. In order to promote the oral health of workers at work sites, substantially, it would be necessary to introduce an oral health promotion program they can practice themselves and through continuous education of oral health by assessing their consciousness and the actual status of their oral health behaviors, and it is expected that their oral health would be promoted ultimately by changing workers' oral health behaviors and consciousness.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2020

Background: This study investigated the status of oral health promotion activities for adult workers in public health centers and industrial dental offices and provided basic data for the model development of oral health promotion program for adult workers in Korea. Methods: A questionnaire was developed separately according to the person who in charge of the oral health promotion activities in public health centers nationwide and dental hygienists working in 20 industrial dental offices. This survey was conducted through postal survey and consisted of 29 items and 35 items respectively, including 19 common items for general information, oral health promotion program status and opinion. Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS ver. 23.0. Results: We analyzed the data of 147 public health centers (57.9%) and 9 industrial dental offices (45.0%). A workforce with a lack of practice was the biggest barrier to oral health promotion activities for adult workers. However, both groups showed high intention for the practice of adult worker's oral health promotion activities. Also, they showed willingness to work together in an organic partnership to perform their roles (94.4% and 77.8%, respectively). Regarding the scope of cooperation in the implementation of the industrial oral health promotion activity linked to the public health center, dental hygienists of industrial dental offices responded that they could coordinate necessary matters and schedule management. Conclusion: The development of an oral health promotion program aided by the relationship between public health centers and industrial dental offices is essential for the oral health promotion of adult workers. The possibility of cooperation between the abovementioned centers was confirmed through this study. In a long-term perspective, it would be necessary to identify a method to institutionalize industrial dental hygienists for the provision of continuous oral health care in workplaces.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to apply an effective oral health promotion program and effect for underprivileged lower grade students. This study attempted to resolve some oral health inequality issues by providing underprivileged children with an oral health action program designed to promote positive oral health maintenance habits. Methods: This study was carried from May to August of 2009 with 77(control group 27 subjects, experimental group 36 subjects) elementary school students selected among first to third graders attending regional welfare center's after school program in Seoul. To the control group, conventional education methods were applied. To the experimental group, newly designed program was conducted by three project experts(1 expert, 1 dentist, 1 dental hygienist). It consisted of 5 sessions and progressed with various activities. It was focused on achieving target knowledge and changing oral health behavior. In order to evaluate the designed educational program, learners' achievement was evaluated with implementing the questionnaire and one-on-one interviews. And also the oral health improvement was evaluated based on change of Patient Hygiene Performance(PHP) index. Results: Based on the results of learners' achievement, the experimental group showed the significant increment of the oral health knowledge by the relapsed time, and it maintained after finished the program(p<0.001). The patient hygiene performance index showed not significant changed(p>0.05), but 1 month later the control group showed an increment of the PHP score, but the experimental group showed a decrement of it. Conclusions: Oral health promotion program by project approach could give a long-lasting educational effect to the children and encouraged proper oral hygiene behavioral changes.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2011

지역아동센터 교사가 아동에게 일상적 구강보건교육을 실천할 수 있는 프로그램을 제공할 목적으로 일부 지역아동센터를 대상으로 전문가와 지역아동센터 교사가 협력하여 운영한 4주간의 구강건강증진 프로그램의 효과를 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 구강건강증진 프로그램 운영 전 후의 구강보건지식을 평가한 결과 교육 전 3.43점에서 교육 후 4.40점으로 상승하였고, 이는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.001). 2. 구강보건인식의 점수를 분석한 결과는 구강건강증진 프로그램 운영 전에 16.3점에서 운영 후 18.7점으로 지역아동센터를 이용하는 아동의 구강보건인식이 긍정적인 방향으로 증가하였다(p<0.05). 3. 지역아동센터를 이용하는 아동의 구강건강증진 프로그램 전후 구강건강행동의 변화에서 간식자체를 먹지 않거나 2~3일에 1회 섭취한다는 빈도와 어제 칫솔질 여부는 소폭 증가하였다. 4. 반복적인 구강보건교육을 통해 아동들의 구강 내 치면세균막관리 점수는 개선되었다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과로 지역아동센터 아동의 구강건강을 증진시키기 위해 교사들의 지속적인 감독과 교육이 진행될 수 있도록 구강건강 프로그램의 내용 개발과 프로그램의 확대가 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.443-453
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• 2010

We examined progress in oral health of Korean 5 year olds children and dental public health infrastructure since the National Health Promotion Plan 2010 Oral Health Objectives were issued. We summarize trends in the prevalence of dental caries and trends in national public oral health program activities and budget. The Oral Health Objectives were achieved in 2006. Oral health in Korean preschool children improved considerably by improving of lifestyle and consumption of fluoride containing toothpaste. Although the number of public oral health center and the budget of oral health education were increased, the impact of public oral health program for preschool children was not influential. New oral health program for infants such as fluoride varnish application and strengthening of existing public oral health program should be performed for continuing improvement of oral health in Korea.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.214-222
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• 2014

본 연구는 취약계층 아동의 구강건강증진과 구강건강생활 실천 활성화를 위해 일부 지역사회의 보건소와 지역사회 내 치위생학과 및 지역아동센터를 바른 구강건강생활 실천 을 도모할 수 있는 협의체로 구성하여 운영한 계속구강건강관리 프로그램이 취약계층 아동들의 구강건강관련 행동에 미치는 영향을 파악하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 구강건강증진 프로그램 운영 전 고학년에 비해 저학년의 구강보건지식 수준이 낮은 것으로 나타났고(p<0.05), 이는 프로그램 운영 후에서 동일한 양상을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 또한 프로그램 운영 후 저학년과 고학년 구강보건지식 수준이 증가하였고, 이는 통계적으로 유의하였다(p<0.001). 2. 구강건강증진 프로그램 운영 전후 구강보건인식 변화를 비교한 결과, '내가 무엇을 하든지 치아우식증은 생길 것이다'에 대한 인식은 프로그램 운영 전후 모두 긍정적인 태도가 높았다(p<0.05). 3. 탄산음료 섭취 비율은 프로그램 운영 전 저학년과 고학년은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었으며(p<0.05), 과자섭취 비율은 저학년의 경우 프로그램 운영 후 먹지 않는 비율이 높아졌고, 고학년의 경우 주 1~2회 먹는 비율이 다소 증가하였다(p<0.05). 4. PHP index의 변화는 프로그램 전에는 저학년에 비해 고학년이 치면세균막 관리 능력이 우수하였으나(p<0.05), 프로그램 운영 후에는 학년별의 차이가 없이 모든 학년에서 관리능력이 향상되었다(p<0.001). 이상의 결과로 볼 때 지역사회 협의체를 통한 구강건강증진 프로그램 운영 전후 구강보건지식, 인식, 행동의 변화가 긍정적으로 변화하였으므로 취약계층 아동의 구강건강생활을 실천을 도모할 수 있도록 지역사회 내 다양한 자원과 연계하여 지역사회 자원을 적극적으로 활용해야 할 것이며, 다양한 자원의 적극적인 지지가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.759-771
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• 2011

Objectives : The aim of study is the comparison of effect in oral health education frequency and contents for elementary school students from a part of community child center to run and suggest a practical and effective oral health promotion program for local community child center. Methods : The program has been running for 4 trials in G district in Seoul and 2 trials has been conducted in S city in Gyung gi province. The comparison was done in independent samples test of awareness, knowledge and behavior of children of community child center in both G district and S City and paired t-test was conducted before and after oral health promotion program to find out those same 3 items. Results : As a result, after the comparison of plaque control score of Oral health promotion program frequency, significantly better result was show in 4 trial program with 55.3 score(p<0.05), No significant result of plaque control score was shown in 2 trail program(p>0.05). Conclusions : As a result of the Oral Health Promotion program which has been conducted in 2 different session type, knowledge, awareness and behaviour has been changed, however, There were no significant difference between Oral health education frequency of those two different program. Also with the result of Plaque control score of those two programs were not satisfying level. Therefore, in conclusion, the management and operation of the Oral Health Promotion program is needed and it must be based on health promotion which it would change the behavior and attitude of the children.