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KMID : 1023420080080010028
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2008 Volume.8 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.33
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Comparison of the Oral Health Awareness of Students in Schools with and without Dental Clinic in the City of Gwacheon
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Han Ji-Hyoung
Hwang Ji-Min
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to make a comparative analysis of the oral health knowledge, attitude and awareness of students in schools equipped with and without a dental clinic in the city of Gwacheon. The subjects in this study were 782 students in that area. Out of them, 398 students attended a school furnished with a dental clinic, and 384 attended another school that wasn’t equipped with a dental clinic. It’s ultimately meant in this study to contribute to boosting the managerial efficiency of a school dental clinic and stepping up the development of quality oral health programs. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. When the students from the two schools were compared in terms of oral health knowledge, there wasn’t any significant gap between the two groups in general. One difference was that the students from the school furnished with a dental clinic were more aware of presentive treatment provided by a denta clinic than the others from the other school. 2. As for attitude to oral health, there was no significant difference between the two in every regard except daily mean frequency of having a snack. 3. Regarding oral health belief, the students from the school equipped with a dental clinic had a better oral health belief in every aspect including health status, importance of oral health and interest than the others, and the difference between the two was significant. 4. Concerning perception of school dental clinic, the students from the school furnished with a dental clinic were better cognizant of it. As to the necessity of it, both groups viewed it as necessary for the prevention and treatment of dental caries. In terms of preference for school dental clinic, the students from the school furnished with a dental clinic had a greater preference for that.
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KEYWORD
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School dental clinic, Oral health awareness, Oral health knowledge, Oral health attitude
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