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KMID : 1023420070070020073
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2007 Volume.7 No. 2 p.73 ~ p.79
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A Study on the Oral Healthcare Condition of Adult in Public Health and Their Knowledge about Oral Health
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Jeong Mi-Hee
Park Mi-Young
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Abstract
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The purpose of this survey research was to investigate the relationship between the health promotion and the Oral Health knowledge of 230 adults which lived in Kyunggi-do using SPSSWIN 12.0. The following conclusions were obtained. 1. Objects who take the periodic health examination was 38.2% and the opposite case was 61.8%. And the reseach subjects who take the periodic dental examination was 30.7% and the opposite case was 69.3%. 2. The research subjects who take the Oral Health education was 11.8% and the opposite case was 88.2%. 3. The relationship between the general characteristic and health promotion status of the research subjects taking periodic examination showed statistically significant difference at items of ages, occupation and the reason of training (p < 0.05). 4. In case of the relationship of the Oral Health knowledge according to sex distinction, 68.4% of all research subjects thought that the appropriate toothbrushing time was around 3 minutes, but it did not show significant difference statistically. 5. In case of the Oral Health knowledge according to age, it showed significant difference statistically at item of ’the toothbrushing time is after each meal and before retiring (p = .032)’, item of ’if you use the fluorine, you can prevent the dental caries (p = .011)’, and item of ’foods causing the dental caries are a chocholate and a biscuit, etc. (p-.044). 6. In case of the Oral Health knowledge according to the occupation, 68.4% of all reasearch subjects thought that the appropriate toothbrushing time was around 3 minutes (p = .043), and it showed significant difference statistically. 7. In case of he relationship between reseach subjects taking the periodic examination and the Oral Health knowledge, it did not show significant difference statistically.
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KEYWORD
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Heath, Health promotion(periodic examination), Dental health promotion, Oral health consciousness
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