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KMID : 1023420070070040271
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2007 Volume.7 No. 4 p.271 ~ p.274
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The Relationship between the Oral Health Promotion Behavior and Dental Health Condition of Primary School Children
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Kim Soo-Kyung
Kim Yoon-Shin
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Abstract
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The purposes of this study were to understand the oral health promotion behavior and dental health condition of primary school children and to examine the relationships between the two variables. For that purpose, 729 fifth and sixth graders from four primary school located in Seoul were surveyed. In addition to the survey responses, dental examination results were used for analysis. The findings were as follows: 1. The children scored 3.51 out of full 5 points in oral health promotion behavior. they scored the highest at 3.82 in dietary habits, which were followed by going to a dentist for prevention purposes at 3.43, the method and frequency of brushing teeth at 3.40 and the use of fluorine at 3.39. 2. It turned out that 46.9% of the children had decayed permanent teeth. The number of decayed teeth was 1.66 ± 2.32, that of missing teeth was 0.03 ± 0.24. 3. There were reverse correlations(r = .0.32) between the children’s subjective perception of their dental health condition and decayed teeth. The more positive perceptions they had for their own dental health condition, the less decayed teeth they had(p < 0.01). 4. There were also reverse correlations(r = .0.10) between the children’s oral health promotion behavior and decayed teeth. The more they were engaged in Behavior of alimentation, the less decayed teeth they had(p < 0.01). The results indicate that primary school children can keep their dental health by practicing the right oral health promotion behavior, which calls for a need to develop and apply dental health education programs to promote the oral health promotion behavior among primary school children.
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KEYWORD
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Oral health promotion behavior, Dental health condition, Primary school children
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