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KMID : 0358920090360010071
Journal of the Korean Academy of Pedodontics
2009 Volume.36 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.77
THE STUDY OF CHANGES IN ORAL HEALTH CARE OF PRESCHOOLERS IN TAEBAEK CITY THROUGH ORAL HYGIENE EDUCATION
Moon Sang-Jin

Park Jae-Hong
Choi Young-Chul
Choi Sung-Chul
Abstract
The objective of this study is to find the improvement in the dental health care of the children through oral hygiene education and TBI. In Taebaek public health care center, an oral hygiene education, TBI and fluoride gel application was conducted 2 times for about 631 preschool children living in Taebaek City. The ages of preschool children were from 4 to 7. To examine the changes, a questionnaire was written and distributed for the collecting the results after the education of the second half for children, parents and teachers. As a result, the children showed better understanding of the caries through oral hygiene education and reduction of fright and fears for dental treatment. Many children learned how to brush and there was a significant increase in the number of brushing. Children learned to be able to classify good food and bad food for teeth and showed the change in eating habits although in small part through the oral hygiene education. Through this study, it is judged that the oral hygiene education of the preschool children has effectiveness and it is in need for the expansion of oral hygiene education in homes, kindergartens and dental offices.
KEYWORD
TBI, Oral hygiene education, Public health care program
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