d'Almeida H B, Kagami N, Maki Y, Takaesu Y
Department of Hygiene and Community Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll. 1997 May;38(2):123-31.
The purpose of the present study was to analyze self-reported oral hygiene habits, sources of oral health information, and oral health knowledge in a group of Japanese junior high school students and to determine whether there is a need for improvement in the school's present oral health instruction. A sample of 110 students aged 12-14 in Chiba City were surveyed by means of a questionnaire composed of 24 multiple choice questions. The questions focused on: (1) experience of school-based oral health education, (2) sources of oral health information, (3) knowledge about dental caries, periodontal disease, and the preventive action of fluoride, (4) oral hygiene habits, and (5) dietary behavior. Results showed that more than two-thirds of the students had participated in some kind of school-based oral health education program. Most students (76%) claimed that toothbrushing was the main event attended and 63% claimed that toothbrushing was the main subject they had been taught. The school nurse was identified by 48% of the students as their main source of oral health information in school-based oral health education. When asked to identify their main source of oral health information, most of the students identified "school". Half of the students (48%) identified dental plaque as the main cause of dental caries but only 31%, as the main cause of periodontal disease. Few students (11%) were able to identify the preventive action of fluoride; 58% answered "I don't know"). These results suggest that a meaningful target for the oral health education of children should be the improvement of the school's oral health instruction.
本研究的目的是分析一组日本初中生自我报告的口腔卫生习惯、口腔健康信息来源和口腔健康知识，并确定学校目前的口腔健康教育是否需要改进。通过一份由24个多项选择题组成的问卷，对千叶市110名12 - 14岁的学生进行了调查。问题集中在：（1）学校口腔健康教育经历，（2）口腔健康信息来源，（3）关于龋齿、牙周病和氟化物预防作用的知识，（4）口腔卫生习惯，以及（5）饮食行为。结果显示，超过三分之二的学生参加过某种学校口腔健康教育项目。大多数学生（76%）称刷牙是他们参加的主要活动，63%称刷牙是他们所学的主要内容。48%的学生将学校护士视为学校口腔健康教育中口腔健康信息的主要来源。当被要求指出他们口腔健康信息的主要来源时，大多数学生选择了“学校”。一半的学生（48%）认为牙菌斑是龋齿的主要原因，但只有31%认为是牙周病的主要原因。很少有学生（11%）能够指出氟化物的预防作用；58%回答“我不知道”。这些结果表明，儿童口腔健康教育的一个有意义的目标应该是改进学校的口腔健康教育。
