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Oral health knowledge and attitude toward the patients in dental hygienists

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.

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