Nursing teachers at elementary schools in Pusan were surveyed to determine their sources of information about oral health and their knowledge and attitudes about dental disease and disease prevention. Questionnaires were completed by 162 elementary school nursing teachers. The questionnaire includes 8 items: demographic characteristics of study population, sources of oral health information, reasons for maintaining good oral hygiene, ranking of methods of caries prevention in children, knowledge about fluorides, perceived effectiveness of fluorides for children, knowledge about periodontal disease, and the role of school nursing teachers in promoting oral health.
Major findings are as follows:
1. The most frequently cited sources of information about oral health were college curriculum and newspapers or magazines (each 72.2% and 73.5%).
2. Most respondents had old concepts about the reasons for maintaining good oralhygiene...
3. Elementary school nursing teachers´ knowledge about fluorides and preventive methods of caries and periodontal disease was found to be incomplete and sometimes inaccurate:
4. Respondents were likely to agree to accept roles that promote oral health except the participating in public oral health program and the supervising of fluoride mouthrinsing.
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