• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1460-1467
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• 2004

Purpose. This study examined the predictive factors enabling access to children's oral health care at the level of financial barriers, beliefs, and the provider. Methods. In-depth interviews were conducted with 320 immigrant mothers of low-income families regarding their use of oral health services for children aged four to eight years old. Access to oral health care was measured with frequency of planned dental visits, continuity of care, and age at first visit to dentist. Results. The mother took her child to the dentist at a younger age if she received referrals to a dentist from pediatrician. Regular dental visits were significantly related to household income, provider availability on week-ends, and insurance coverage. The extended clinic hours in the evenings, and the belief in the importance of the child's regular dentist visits increased the likelihood of continuing care. The mothers perceiving a cost burden for the child's dental care were also less likely to return to the dentist. Conclusion. The available care delivery system, coordinated medical care, and health beliefs were among important predictors of the health service use. The study findings suggest need for culturally competent dental health interventions to enhance access to oral health care among particularly vulnerable populations such as low-income children in Korean communities.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.501-507
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the family dentist system on oral health status of children and adolescents of Community Children's Centers in Busan, Korea. Methods : The subjects of this study were 81 children and adolescents, 6 to 14 years old, using Community Children's Centers. The oral health survey was conducted on the subjects from the starting stage of family dentist program in 2009 to the evaluation stage in 2010. Dental health status was examined by a trained dentist according to the guideline proposed by the World Health Organization. In addition, the information on the oral health knowledge, belief, and process of dental care were obtained using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the paired samples t-test. Results : Percentages of subjects with fissure sealants on permanent teeth and filling rate among DMF teeth of 2010 year were higher than those of 2009 year (P<0.05). However, the rate of decayed teeth among DMF teeth of 2010 year was lower than those of 2009 year (p=0.049). Conclusions : These findings showed that the family dentist system brought a positive effect on caries prevention and proper dental care of children and adolescents of the Community Children's Centers.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.147-157
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to assess how mothers' oral health cognition influence on dental caries status of their children. The 194 children and their mothers were selected for this study. The children were 5, 6, 7 years old in the three day care centers in Ulsan, Korea. Date were collected by oral examination on children and self-administrated questionnaire on their mothers. The questionnaire was surveyed mothers' cognition of oral health and their socio-demographic characteristics. The findings of this study were summarized as follows: 1. The higher mother's income, the lower infant's dental caries, there was significant relation. 2. There were no significant relationship between dental caries preventive cogniton, infant's preventive treatment, between-meals intake and infant's dental caries. 3. There was significant relationship between morther's toothbrushing frequency and infant's dental caries.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2020

본 연구는 2018년 아동 구강건강실태조사자료를 활용하여 아동의 치아우식증에 영향을 미치는 위험 요인을 알아보고자 시행하였다. 연구 대상은 만 12세 아동 20,235명을 대상으로 시행하였다. 조사항목으로 일반적인 특성, 치아우식 식이 행태, 구강 상태, 구강건강 관련 행태 요인을 조사하였다. 그 결과 성별, 지역, 경제수준, 주관적 구강건강 상태, 치아우식 식이 행태, 구강상태, 구강건강 관련 행태 모두 위험요인으로 나타났다. 특히 구강 상태는 치석, 치은 출혈, 치아 통증, 반점치 증상을 나타내는 학생에서 치아우식증 위험도가 더 높게 나타났다. 구강건강 관련 행태는 잇솔질 횟수 2회 이하, 치실과 손잡이 치실 미사용 학생에서 치아우식증 위험도가 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 치아우식증의 감수성이 가장 높은 아동을 대상으로 국가나 지역사회는 치아우식을 초기에 진단하여 관리할 수 있고 계속 구강건강관리를 위한 치아우식 관리사업체계를 구축함이 필요하다. 또한 아동·청소년기의 구강건강관리 습관을 개선시킬 수 있는 구강보건교육을 확대하고 치아우식증 예방 프로그램 개선 및 지역사회 활용의 구강보건정책의 체계가 필요하다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2007

유아의 구강건강증진을 위한 보호자의 구강건강 인식도 조사대상은 인천광역시 동구관내 유치원 및 어린이집 25곳을 방문하여 아동으로부터의 결과는 아동의 보호자 360명 이었다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 유치원(어린이집)에서 구강보건교육 실시여부 유치원 및 어린이집에서 구강보건교육을 실시했는지 묻는 설문에 실시했다고 응답한 사람이 254명(74.5%)이고 실시하지 않았다라고 응답한 사람이 87명(25.5%)으로 나타났다. 유치원 및 어린이집 이외에서 구강보건교육을 실시한 경험이 있는지 묻는 설문에 경험이 있다고 응답한 사람이 70명(20.5%)이고 경험이 없다고 응답한 사람이 271명(79.5%)으로 나타났다. 2. 자녀의 구강건강행동 및 태도 관찰여부 치과방문경험이 있는지 묻는 설문에 249명(73.0%)이 경험이 있다고 응답하였고 92명(27.0%)이 경험이 없다고 응답하였다. 자녀의 칫솔질 방법을 관찰하는지 묻는 설문에 321명(94.1%)이 관찰한다고 응답하였고 20명(5.9%)이 관찰하지 않는다고 응답하였다. 3. 모친의 취업여부에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부 모친의 취업유무에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있게 나타났다(p < .01). 4. 구강보건교육 인지도 및 사전경험에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부 구강보건교육 인지여부에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있게 나타났다(p < .001). 5. 자녀의 구강건강행동 및 태도에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부 치과방문 경험유무, 자녀의 칫솔질방법 관찰여부, 자녀의 치아 관찰여부에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있게 나타났다(p < .01, p < .001). 자녀의 치아건강관심에 따른 구강보건교육실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없게 나타났다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.505-512
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• 2011

지역아동센터 교사에게 제공할 구강보건교육프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료 수집을 목적으로 2010년 4월 28일부터 2010년 6월 4일까지 98개 지역아동센터에 근무하는 교사 178명을 대상으로 구강건강행위 및 인식, 지역아동센터내 아동의 구강관리 실태, 아동대상 구강보건교육에 대한 의견 등에 대해 조사 분석한 결과 다음과 같다. 대상자의 66.8%는 아동이 잇솔질을 가끔 또는 전혀 안한다고 인지하고 있었으며, 57.3%는 자주 잇솔질 지도를 가끔 또는 전혀 못한다고 하였고, 잇솔질 지도를 잘 못하는 이유는 센터 내 세면대 부족(27.5%), 업무량이 많아 신경을 못 씀(20.6%), 잇솔질 할 시간이 없음(16.7%) 등의 순이었다. 저녁식사 후(65.2%)와 아침식사 전(51.1%) 잇솔질 하는 율이 가장 많았고, 주로 회전법(48.9%)과 종마법(35.4%)으로 있솔질 하고 있었다. 구강건강행동 실천은 술,담배 절제(4.17)가 가장 높았고 불소용액가글(2.56)이 가장 낮았으며, 전체항목의 실천도 평균은 3.27이었고, 87.7%는 구강건강에 대해 관심을 가지고 있었다. 구강보건교육을 경험한 군의 구강건강행위 실천도와 구강건강에 대한 관심이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 97.2%는 구강건강이 중요하다고 생각하였고, 구강건강이 중요한 이유는 74.2%가 전신건강을 위해서라고 응답하였다. 구강보건교육을 받은 교사는 교육 후 아동구강건강관리에 대한 관심($4.53{\pm}0.60$), 아동구강보건교육에 대한 실천($4.38{\pm}0.69$), 아동 잇솔질 권유($4.32{\pm}0.76$) 의사가 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 교사의 89.4%는 아동을 위한 구강보건교육이 필요하다고 응답하였으며, 86.5%는 참여의사가 있다고 하였고, 치과위생사 또는 치위생(학)과 학생(32.0%)과 치과의사(28.7%)의 센터 방문에 의한 교육을 희망하고 있었다. 교육매체는 게임(4.17)과 동영상(4.15)의 형태가 효과적이라 생각하였고, 구강위생관리법(4.52), 치아우식예방법(4.40) 등에 대한 교육을 희망하였다. 센터내 프로그램에 대한 상대적 중요도에서는 사회성교육(5.57)이 가장 높았고 구강보건교육(3.34)은 제시된 8개 프로그램 중 최하위였다. 이상의 연구 결과로 지역아동센터 이용아동의 구강보건을 위해서는 이들에게 영향력이 큰 지역아동센터 선생님들을 통한 간접교육이 필요함을 확인하였으므로, 지역아동센터에 근무하는 교사들을 대상으로 적용할 수 있는 구강보건교육프로그램을 개발하여 적용할 필요가 있다고 사료되며, 프로그램 개발 시에는 구강건강지식을 향상시키기 위한 교육목표를 설정해야하며, 아동의 구강관리 지도방법에 대한 내용을 포함해야할 것이다. 그리고 지역아동센터 내에서 아동들의 올바른 구강건강행동을 유도하기 위해서 센터 내 시설을 개선 확충해야할 것이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.973-983
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• 2011

Objectives : The oral care during early childhood plays an important role to maintain sound oral health during adulthood. As the number of children's using child care facilities is on the rise recently, the children's oral health awareness and behavior of the educators at nurseries and kindergartens are to be examined. Methods : A self-recording survey was conducted on 194 educators at the nurseries and kindergartens in Chungnam region. Results : The most frequently given snack was milk, 91.8 percent of the facilities had children brush their teeth, 63.4 percent made them apply fluoride and 56.2 percent kept children's toothbrushes in an ultraviolet rays sterilizer. There was a meaningful difference in the awareness of the necessity to educate children about oral health according to the offer of the opportunity to apply fluoride (p<0.05). A meaningful difference was found in the recognition of the necessity to educate children according to their grade (p<0.05) and to train teachers themselves (p<0.05). The most desirable persons in charge of oral health education were dentists in health centers (46.9%) in order. The more experience in teaching they have had (p<0.05), when they're married (50.5%) (p<0.05) and when they're not homeroom teachers (52.6 percent), the more regular checkups they have had (p<0.05). As for the importance of oral health and the results of regular checkups, those who had answered 'very important'(42.4%) showed higher rate of regular checkup (p<0.05) than those who had answered 'important'(23.9%). When teachers have the experience to get trained about oral care (96.3%), the practice frequency of brushing teeth was proved to become higher (p<0.05). Conclusions : The educators for children should recognize the importance of oral health education, educate children to practice oral health care, and the environment and systematic foundation should be established which the educators manage effectively.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.849-861
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships among snack habits, oral health practice, and oral health status in preschool children. Methods: The subjects were 209 preschool children and their mothers in Jeonbuk from March 24 to May 30, 2014. The study instruments comprised snack habits, oral health practice, and oral health status. Data were analyzed for independent t-test, one way ANOVA and hierarchical multiple regression using SPSS Win 21.0 version. Results: Higher dft index was shown in the older age (p=0.033), lower mother's education (p<0.001), lower mother's daily toothbrushing (p<0.001), check-up after tooth-brushing (p<0.001), tooth-brushing practice before sleeping (p<0.001), tooth-brushing practice after snack (p<0.001), regular dental check-up (p<0.001), fluoride and sealant for prevention caries (p<0.001), limitation of sugar snack intake (p<0.007), periodic replacement toothbrush (p=0.022). The cause of higher dft index included soda (p<0.001), yogurt (p<0.001), snack (p=0.002), bread and cake (p=0.002) and caramel and candy (p<0.001). Fruit (p<0.001), vegetable (p<0.001) and milk (p=0.004) decreased dft index. Factors affecting oral health status were tooth-brushing practice before sleeping, tooth-brushing practice after snack, regular dental check-up, fluoride and sealant for prevention caries, and intake of soda, yogurt, caramel, candy, and fruit. The explanation power of the final model was 67.6%. Conclusions: It is necessary to develop the oral health education program for the preschool children and mothers to enhance the best oral health condition.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.1031-1039
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to improve the oral health knowledge in children education institute teacher. Methods : Data were selected by convenience sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was filled out by the children education institute teachers. Frequency analysis and $x^2$ test were used to analyze the actual condition of oral health education and utilizing media contents. Pearson's Results : 1. The teachers received the oral health education (94.3%) twice to five times. 2. There was a difference between position and career of teacher in implementing oral health education. 3. Most of the oral health education were done by the dentists. Tooth brushing method was the most common education contents. Skill demonstration was the most common teaching method. 4. There was a positive correlation between experience and implementation of oral health education. 5. Use of education media accounted for 74.1% in oral health education. The number of media was more than two to five. 6. Self-devised media contents were the most commonly used in oral health education. Visual materials, dentiform and tooth brush were the most common contents in oral health education. Conclusions : It is necessary to develop the systematic and repetitive oral health education curriculum for the children education institute teachers. The dissemination of media for oral care is needed for oral health care knowledge acquisition.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2010