Oral health knowledge and attitude toward the patients in dental hygienists (치과위생사에 의한 구강보건교육이 치과내원환자의 구강보건지식과 태도에 미치는 영향)

Sookhyang Kim (김숙향); 이윤지; 문정원; Kim SooKyung (김수경)

doi:10.13065/jksdh.2014.14.03.333

Oral health knowledge and attitude toward the patients in dental hygienists

Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
2014, 14(3), pp.333~341
DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.2014.14.03.333
Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry

Sookhyang Kim ¹, 이윤지 ², 문정원 ², Kim SooKyung ³

¹한서대학교
²신흥대학교 치위생학과
³신흥대학 치위생과

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ABSTRACT

Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the oral health knowledge and attitudetoward the patients and to provide the right direction for oral health improvement in the dentalhygienists. Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by the 297 adult patients who weretaught by the oral health education by the dental hygienists in Seoul and Gyeonggi provincefrom May-July 2013. Results : Among the patients, 34.7 percent replied that they had oral health education bythe dental hygienists. The intention to revisit to dental clinic accounted for 60.6%. Those havingthe oral health education by the dental hygienists accounted for 67.7%. Conclusions : It is very important for the dental hygienists to educate the patients on theoral health knowledge that can influence the dental clinic revisit intention.

KEYWORDS

oral health attitude, oral health education, oral health knowledge

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