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KMID : 1023420120120040359
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2012 Volume.12 No. 4 p.359 ~ p.367
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Degree of Interest for Dental Caries Prevention and Child`s Oral Health Behaviors in Korean Adults; Gallup Survey
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Jin Hye-Jung
Hwang Yoon-Sook
Jin Myoung-Uk
Choi Youn-Hee
Song Keun-Bae
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Abstract
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This study was to evaluate the influence of dental caries prevention-related concerned and perceived in Korean adults and oral health behavior of their first child if they had children. A cross-sectional study in 1,014 adults over 19 years old were conducted in Korean adults, asked to answer a computer-assisted telephone interview regarding their oral health-related knowledge, behavior, concerned of caries prevention and child`s behaviors such as frequencies of tooth brushing, chewing the xylitol gum and dental checkup. The statistical analysis was done by using the SPSS 19.0 program (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA). Awareness of caries prevention in the female than male, 40∼49 years old age group was higher. Parents of school-age children were higher level of awareness of the dental caries prevention than other group. As knowledge and behavior of dental caries prevention were higher, the child’s conduct regular oral health checkups, fluoride topical application and dental sealant was significantly higher. The higher the concerned of caries preventive, the intention of oral health behaviors and child’s oral health behaviors was more increased. Awareness of caries prevention had effect on the perception of the impact of the child’s oral health behaviors.
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KEYWORD
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Caries prevention, Gallup, Interest for dental caries, Oral health behavior
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