Division of Dental Public Health, Department of Primary Dental Care, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Public Health Dent. 2022 Mar;82(2):148-155. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12439. Epub 2020 Dec 28.
To explore schoolteachers' knowledge about oral health, their perception of their role as oral health educators, and their preparedness to teach oral health in rural public schools.
We conducted a survey of 119 schoolteachers in four public elementary and middle schools in rural Minnesota during spring semester of 2019. We used descriptive statistics to analyze the data.
Sixty percent of 119 teachers participated. Schoolteachers have knowledge about basic oral health hygiene but have limited awareness about fluoride and periodontal disease. Correct agreements to the fluoride statements ranged from 23 percent to 87 percent and 23 percent to 70 percent agreed correctly to statements about periodontal disease. They prefer passive roles in oral health education. There was a high rate of agreement (51-83 percent) to integrate oral health topics with subjects taught in classrooms.
Schoolteachers see themselves as integrating oral health topics in the subjects they currently teach but will need further training to augment their limited knowledge of oral health.
探讨学校教师的口腔健康知识、他们对口腔健康教育者角色的认知，以及他们在农村公立学校教授口腔健康的准备情况。
我们于 2019 年春季学期在明尼苏达州农村的四所公立小学和中学对 119 名教师进行了调查。我们使用描述性统计来分析数据。
119 名教师中有 60%参与了调查。学校教师对基本口腔卫生知识有一定的了解，但对氟化物和牙周病的认识有限。对于氟化物的陈述，正确的比例在 23%至 87%之间，而对于牙周病的陈述，正确的比例在 23%至 70%之间。他们更倾向于在口腔健康教育中扮演被动角色。教师非常赞同（51%至 83%）将口腔健康主题与课堂教学内容相结合。
学校教师认为自己可以将口腔健康主题融入到他们目前教授的课程中，但需要进一步的培训来增强他们有限的口腔健康知识。
