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KMID : 1023420140140040495
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2014 Volume.14 No. 4 p.495 ~ p.501
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Comparison of Oral Health Knowledge and Attitude of Students Who Had Experienced School Dental Clinic Program
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Lee Jung-Hwa
Cho Mi-Sook
Lee Min-Kyung
Jin Hye-Jung
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to investigate of effects of school dental clinic program by evaluating the oral health knowledge and the attitude subjected on the students who had experienced the program in Gimhae and Yangsan city. The subjects were a total of 780 students from 6 elementary dental clinics in Gimhae and Yangsan city from July 5 to 23, 2013. The average oral health knowledge level of students with operating program was 3.36 points, the average oral health knowledge level of students with non-operating program was 2.94 points, the average oral health knowledge level with operating school was higher than non-operating school (p＜0.001). The more four times tooth brushing per day with operating school was 37.2%, the three times tooth brushing per day with non-operating school was 34.6%. The oral health knowledge level of students with operating school (odds ratio [OR]=1.58, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.35∼1.85) were significantly higher compared to non-operating school, but the number of tooth brushing times per day (OR=1.06, 95% CI=0.93∼1.21) was not significant. There is a clear difference of oral health knowledge and attitude depend on whether the school dental clinic operating or not, because it has a positive effect on the attitude and knowledge for health prevention of students, it will be able to enhance the oral health promotion of the students through the program.
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KEYWORD
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Elementary school , Oral health knowledge and attitude , School dental clinic
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