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KMID : 1020220110110050671
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2011 Volume.11 No. 5 p.671 ~ p.683
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A study for middle-aged on oral health knowledge, oral health care and satisfaction with prosthetic treatment
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Go Eun-Jeong
Lee Yong-Hwan
Park Kwang-Hwan
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the oral health knowledge and actual oral health care of
the selected subjects, their decision making about prosthetic treatment, the state and characteristics of their prosthetic treatment and their satisfaction with prosthetic treatment in an attempt to provide some information on the improvement of the quality of life related to oral health and the promotion of oral health.
Methods: The subjects in this study were 250 people who received education in two different lifelong education
institutions in the city of Busan. After a survey was conducted from May 23 to June 15, 2011, the answer sheets
from 217 respondents were analyzed.
Results: 1. As for the general characteristics of the respondents, the men(52.1%) outnumbered the women. Those
who were in their 60 and up(47.5%) made up the largest age group, and the married people(65.4%) outnumbered
the unmarried ones. By occupation, the company employees(20.3%) made up the biggest group. By education, the
greatest group was high-school graduates(36.1%). By monthly mean income, the biggest group gained an income
of 2.01 million won or more(36.9%). As to medical security, community-based insurance was most prevailing (36.9%). In terms of health promotion, the largest group worked out to stay fit(52.4%). 2. Regarding oral health knowledge, they had a good knowledge about the cause of dental caries(56.7%), but they weren’t well aware of the right time for regular dental checkup(47.9%). In relation to oral health care, regular scaling wasn’t prevailing(16.9%). 3. Regarding connections between the general characteristics and satisfaction with prosthesis, the less-educated respondents expressed significantly more dissatisfaction(p=0.015). By monthly mean income, those who had a smaller income were dissatisfied in general(p=0.028).
Conclusions: The findings of the study illustrated that it’s required to spread awareness of the importance of
oral health among people in general, and that differentiated incremental oral health care should be provided for different age groups. In order to raise the satisfaction of patients with prosthesis, how to relieve their pain and anxiety and how to adjust prosthetic treatment cost properly should carefully be considered. In addition, the government should take measures to offer assistance for the low-income classes in preparation for an increase in the elderly population.
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KEYWORD
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knowledge on dental health, practice dental health, prosthesis, satisfaction Level
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