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KMID : 0355420000240040411
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2000 Volume.24 No. 4 p.411 ~ p.420
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Evaluation of School-based Oral Health Program in Kangnung city
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate school-based oral health program of suburban area of Kangnung city and to obtain basic data for improving the efficiency of the program.
In 4 elementary schools of suburban area, school-based oral health programs including fluoride mouth rinsing, pit and fissure sealing for first molars and oral health education were started from 1996. Baseline dental examination was done for 535 students in 1996. 212 students who were 6 to 8 years-old in 1996 were examined every May for 3 years. Among these, 157 students were successfully followed for 3 years.
The obtained results were as follows:
1. DMFT index was significantly lower in children involved in school-based oral health programs from their first grade school life than those involved from other grades(p (0.05).
2. Dental caries incidence of permanent teeth was the most prevalent in the first molars.
3. The major cause of dental caries incidence was due to failure of follow-up to seal pits and fissures. 4.Resources of school-based oral health programs should be focused to the first grade students.
5. Detailed directory including the method of planning for programs, criteria for selecting subjects and teeth to be sealed should be developed. Also, the method of writing on charts is need to be standardized.
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