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KMID : 1020220140140030399
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2014 Volume.14 No. 3 p.399 ~ p.406
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The evaluation of oral health behavior between students studying in Canada and college students in Korea
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Kim Young-Suk
Min Hee-Hong
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the oral health behaviors between students studying in Vancouver, Canada and college students in Daejeon, Korea.
Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 239 students in November, 2013. The questionnaire consisted of oral health behavior including tooth brushing methods between two countries. Chi-square test and t-test were analyzed. The analyses were conducted using R version 2.14.2(R Foundation for statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria).
Results : The number of tooth brushing in Korean students was higher than those in Canada. Fifty nine percent of the Koreans brushed their teeth 3 times a day while 62.3% of students in Canada brushed their teeth 2 times a day(p<0.0001). Those who were taught on oral health education tended to brush the teeth more frequently that those who had not. Koreans and Japanese tended to brush teeth more frequently after breakfast than the Taiwanese(p=0.005). Koreans also brushed teeth after dinner more frequently than Japanese, Taiwanese, and other foreigners(p=0.012).
Conclusions : This study indicated that Koreans have better oral health behaviors in comparison to students studying abroad.
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KEYWORD
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Canada, number of tooth brushing, oral health behavior, student studying abroad
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