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KMID : 1023420090090030287
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2009 Volume.9 No. 3 p.287 ~ p.294
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A Study on the Dental Health Status and Knowledge of the Volunteers in Practice for Oral Prophylaxis
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Kim Eung-Kwon
Lim Soon-Hwan
Park Mi-Young
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Abstract
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The purpose of this survey research was to investigation the relationship among dental health state, care and knowledge of patients who participate in dental hygiene process of dental hygiene students voluntarily. And the following conclusion were obtained from questionnaires for 266 volunteers using SPSSWIN 12.0. 1. For the dental health state according to sex distinction, it showed that women (DMFT index: 13.0) was higher than men (DMFT index: 10.4) and statistically significant difference. For DT rate, men (32.0) was higher than women (30.0), for MT rate men (32.2) was higher than women (26.6) and it showed statistically significant difference (P<0.05). 2. For the dental health knowledge according to sex distinction, 77.8% patients replied as the food causing teeth decay are chocolate, biscuits, etc. and it didn’t showed significant difference statistically. 72.4% men and 84.7% women replied as they could take precautions against a dental caries using fluorine and it showed statistically significant difference(P<0.05). 3. For brushing their teeth from top to down for the upper tooth and from down to top for the lower one, 80.3% patients replied as they did like that but 62.5% patients as they didn’t. And 68.2% patients replied as the food causing teeth decay are chocolate, biscuits, etc. and 81.0% patients didn’t like that. It showed statistically significant difference. (P<0.05) 4. 50.5% patients went to the dental hospital once per 6 month and it showed statistically significant difference. And 71.3% patients replied as the food causing teeth decay are chocolate, biscuits, etc. and 81.0% patients didn’t like that. It showed statistically significant difference. (P<0.05)
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KEYWORD
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Dental health state, Dental prophylaxis, Patients, Dental health knowledge
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