|
KMID : 1020220130130020239
|
|
Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2013 Volume.13 No. 2 p.239 ~ p.247
|
|
|
A study on some workers’ effective oral health behavior and workplace oral examination
|
|
Kim Young-Im
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Objectives: The direction for qualitative improvement of our country`s workers` by arranging data necessary for improving oral health program and system aiming to promote workers` oral health in the future is suggested in this study.
Methods: The questionnaire by self-administrated method, which was selected by convenience sampling method, was carried out from October 4th to December 31th, 2011 targeting 424 workers from 6 working places in Jellabuk-do Province.
Results: 1. It was indicated that workers` interest in oral health is higher than moderate and that workers are perceiving oral health as one of critical problems and thinking that the level of their oral health knowledge is low and oral health status is under moderate. 2. It was indicated that the rate of workplace oral screening is high, but the dissatisfaction ratio with workplace oral examination is high. Non-screening of medical treatment was indicated to be the highest after oral examination. 3. Factors of having influence upon the workplace oral examination included age, marital status, appearance, educational level, work-life term, and average monthly household income.
Conclusions: It is judged to be likely important to make them have positive attitude toward oral health care through the accurate publicity of workplace oral examination and education on prevention of oral disease by reflecting workers` high interest in oral health.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
effective oral health behavior, oral examination, worker
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|