Oral Health Care Ability of Nursery School Teachers at Daegu Region in Korea
박현숙,
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박현숙 ( Park Hyun-Suk ) - Yeungnam University College Department Dental Hygiene
Abstract
Objective: This study was performed to identify the current status of oral care services provided in nursery school, knowledge and behaviors of nursery school teachers.
Methods: One hundred and ninety-three nursery school teachers from 42 nursery schools at Daegu area were participated for the questionnaire method. The knowledge and the behavior level of the oral health for teachers and the system for supplying from the school guide line for oral health education and oral health care were checked by questionnaire method.
Results: The average score of the subjects for the knowledge on the oral health was 12.29 points out of 20 points, and the average score for oral health behavior was 40.51 points out of 60 points. Among the oral care service items provided to children, 95.9% of them answered that they let children to toothbrush after lunch and only 32.1% of them answered that they let children to toothbrush after snack food intake.
Conclusion: It will be necessary for nursery school teachers to be educated for oral health in order to enhance the oral health level for the children.
키워드
oral health; preschool children; behavior
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