特殊儿童中心医护人员的口腔健康知识

Oral health knowledge of health care workers in special children's center.

作者信息

Wyne Amjad, Hammad Nouf, Splieth Christian

机构信息

Amjad Wyne, MDS. Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, King Saud University College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Nouf Hammad, MSc. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, King Saud University College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

出版信息

Pak J Med Sci. 2015 Jan-Feb;31(1):164-8. doi: 10.12669/pjms.311.6477.

DOI:10.12669/pjms.311.6477

PMID:25878636

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4386179/

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To determine the oral health knowledge of health care workers in special children's center.

METHODS

A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect following information: demographics, oral hygiene practices, importance of fluoride, dental visits, cause of tooth decay, gingival health, and sources of oral health information. The study was conducted at Riyadh Center for Special Children in Riyadh City from December 2013 to May 2014.

RESULTS

All 60 health care workers in the center completed the questionnaire. A great majority (95%) of the workers brushed their teeth twice or more daily. More than two-third (71.7%) of the workers knew that fluoride helps in caries prevention. One in five (21.7%) workers thought that a dental visit only becomes necessary in case of a dental problem. Similarly, 13.3% of the workers thought to "wait till there is some pain in case of a dental cavity" before seeking dental treatment. The workers ranked soft drinks/soda (98.3%), flavored fizzy drinks (60%) and sweetened/flavored milks (43.3%) as top three cariogenic drinks. A great majority (95%) of the workers correctly responded that blood on toothbrush most probably is a sign of "gum disease". Dentists (50%) and media (45%) were the main source of their oral health information. There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in workers' response in relation to their specific job.

CONCLUSION

The special health care workers in the disabled children's center generally had satisfactory oral health knowledge and practices.

摘要

目的

确定特殊儿童中心医护人员的口腔健康知识水平。

方法

采用自填式问卷收集以下信息：人口统计学信息、口腔卫生习惯、氟化物的重要性、看牙就诊情况、龋齿成因、牙龈健康状况以及口腔健康信息来源。该研究于2013年12月至2014年5月在利雅得市的利雅得特殊儿童中心进行。

结果

该中心的60名医护人员全部完成了问卷。绝大多数（95%）的工作人员每天刷牙两次或更多次。超过三分之二（71.7%）的工作人员知道氟化物有助于预防龋齿。五分之一（21.7%）的工作人员认为只有在出现牙齿问题时才需要看牙。同样，13.3%的工作人员认为在出现“龋齿”时应“等到疼痛时”才寻求牙科治疗。工作人员将软饮料/苏打水（98.3%）、调味汽水（60%）和加糖/调味牛奶（43.3%）列为三大致龋饮料。绝大多数（95%）的工作人员正确回答牙刷上有血很可能是“牙龈疾病”的迹象。牙医（50%）和媒体（45%）是他们口腔健康信息的主要来源。工作人员的回答与其具体工作之间无显著差异（p>0.05）。