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KMID : 0974620030210010123
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Bulletin of Dongnam Health University
2003 Volume.21 No. 1 p.123 ~ p.132
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A Study on Elementary School Students’ Experience of Caries, Dental Health Condition and Knowledge of Dental Health
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Lee Chun-Sun
Lee Sun-Mi
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Abstract
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This study is designed to determine elementary school students’ experience of caries and to find out the actual condition of the students and the level of their knowledge of dental health. With this in mind. the researchers worked with a total of 282 sixth graders. coming to the following conclusions on the basis of the findings with the help of SPSSWIN 10.0. 1. The index of the subjects’ experience of caries shows that the boys and the girls stood at 5.15 and 6.04 pieces, respectively. The lower the index of the subjects’ experience of caries in permanent teeth was, the higher the educational level of their mothers was. 2. The survey on the relationship between the actual condition of dental care and the frequency of brushing teeth shows that 33.6 percent of the girls and 31.7 percent of the boys brushed their teeth more than three times a day and that 35.1 percent of the subjects frequently brushed their teeth in case their mother didn’t have a job. 3. The survey on the relationship between dental caries and regular examinations shows that the girls(49.6%) got their teeth more examined than the boys(43.4％). The more educated their mothers were, the more regularly the subjects had their teeth examined. 4. The survey on the causes of caries indicates that the boys attributed their cariesto not brushing their teeth and that the girls ascribed their caries to eating sweets. There was a significant difference. 5. The survey on the level of the subjects’ knowledge of dental health indicated that the boys and the girls stood at 4.15 and 4.31 points, respectively. There was a significant difference in the educational level of the subjects’ mothers. Those who had educational background over a master’s degree turned out to be the highest(4.46 points).
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