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KMID : 0355419990230020095
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
1999 Volume.23 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.111
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A study on the knowledge, opinions and practices about oral health of workers in Korea
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Abstract
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-Abstract-
The purpose of this study was to obtain baseline data for establishing oral health
policy and developing oral health education at the industries to improve oral health
among industrial workers. A question was used to interview 605 workers, 235 20-24
year-old workers and 370 35-44 year-old workers in Seoul and Anyang.
The result obtained and the conclusions discussed were as follows:
1. 60.5％ of respondents indicated that restriction of sugar prevented dental caries, 88.6％
of them indicated that toothbrushing prevented dental caries, 39.7％ of them indicated
that community water fluoridation prevented dental caries, and 56.6％ of them indicated
that fluoridated dentifrice prevented dental caries.
2. The knowledge, opinions and practices about dental caries prevention among 20-24
year-old workers were lower than those of 35-44 year-old workers.
3. 72.5％ of respondents reported that toothbrushing prevented periodontal disease, and
57.4％ of them reported that scaling prevented periodontal disease.
4. Industry-based oral health education programs about the dental caries preventive
effect of water fluoridation and fluoridated dentifrice, and the periodontal disease
preventive effect of scaling should be developed.
5. 67.4％ of respondents received oral examination last year at industries. Among those
53.2％ didn't receive dental treatment. 25.7％ didn't because they had no time. 44.9％
didn't because the lesion caused no pain.
6. Only 8.9％ of respondents received incremental oral health care.
7. 51.9％ of respondents agreed that they received incremental oral health care once six
months, and 33.2％ agreed once a year, 89.1％ reported that they agreed industry-based
incremental oral health care.
8. To improve the oral health among workers, industry-based incremental oral health
care programs that were covered with National Health Insurance should be developed.
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