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KMID : 1023420090090050507
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2009 Volume.9 No. 5 p.507 ~ p.511
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Dental Service System and Oral Health Providers in Correctional Institutions
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Kang Jung-Yun
Kim Young-Hyun
Oh Kyung-Sun
Jo Yeon-Suk
Lee Min-Sun
Kim Nam-Hee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the dental service system in correctional institutions and to find the factors for improving inmates’ oral health. This study is comprised of document review, telephone and questionnaire survey. The subjects of questionnaire survey are public health dentists and doctors in correctional institutions. They responded to questionnaire and the survey was collected from previous research and selected information about the dental service system. The findings of the study were as follow : Documentary survey 1. According to 2004’s study, there are 42 dental offices in 46 all correctional institutions. 2. Criminals who took an health examination occupied 69.0% when committed to a jail in 2002’s study. Majorities of them(81.5%) responded that they didn’t take any oral examination. Telephone & Questionnaire survey 1. Full-time public health dentists are 26 in 2009. There is no correctional institution having oral health providers in 26 correctional institutions surveyed. 2. About 10 patients use the dental services in a day. Part-time dentists visit 4 times a month as average in 80% of institutions. 40% of institutions responded dental treatments can’t be progressed conveniently because of the lack of oral health providers. 3. 80% of respondents answered that it is hard to cure prisoners, and that’s because they are forbidden to get out of the institutions. 4. Only 20% of correctional institutions offered the oral hygiene instructions. There is no regular oral hygiene education for all inmates. 5. They need to increase the number of oral health providers.
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KEYWORD
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Correctional institution, Oral health providers, Dental service system
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