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KMID : 1023420090090010115
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2009 Volume.9 No. 1 p.115 ~ p.120
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A Study on the Oral Health State in Children at Age 5 and the Oral Health Behavior in Mothers for Some Parts of Gyeonggi Region
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Han Ji-Hyoung
Lim Do-Seon
Ahn Yong-Soon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to utilize it as a basic data for local self-government in each region to plan and perform the oral health program targeting children and mothers as guardian. Data had been obtained by using children’s oral examination and mothers’ self-reported questionnaire method from June 1 to June 30 in 2007 targeting kindergartens where are located in the region of Hwaseong city. The survey was conducted targeting totally 239 people. Its results are as follows. 1. The healthy-tooth rate in the whole children accounted for 79.12%, thus girls were indicated to be a little higher with 80.36% than boys with 78.13%. Carious-tooth rate showed 8.74% for boys and 6.07% for girls. The dental-caries experience treatment rate showed 11.37% for boys and 12.59% for girls. 2. The index of children at age 5, df rate was 39.3% in the whole, thereby having been indicated that boys with 41.3% are higher than girls with 37.2%. Even dft index is showing the higher index in boys with 3.9 than girls with 3.2. 3. As a result of examining mothers’ oral-health behavior, mothers with out employment thought the self oral-health state to be good(p=0.002). In appearance of scaling experience or of periodic dental checkup, a slight difference is being shown according to general characteristics, but wasn’t significant. 4. As a result of examining children’s oral management, it was indicated that the higher economic level(p=0.011) and the more in mothers without employment lead to giving a light meal less(p=0.41). In appearance of children’s periodic dental checkup, the higher academic background level(p=0.047) and the more employment(p=0.044) led to receiving dental examination.
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KEYWORD
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Oral health state, Oral health behavior, Children
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