Oral Health Behavior of Participants in Oral Health Service for Company Employees : Differences between Frequent and Infrequent Attendants

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  • SHINPO Johichi
    Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata
  • SUETAKA Takehiko
    Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata
  • KOMATSUZAKI Akira
    Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata
  • ISHII Mizuki
    Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata

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  • 職域歯科保健事業参加者における口腔保健行動の検討 : 事業参加状況による差異
  • ショクイキ シカ ホケン ジギョウ サンカシャ ニ オケル コウクウ ホケン コウドウ ノ ケントウ ジギョウ サンカ ジョウキョウ ニ ヨル サイ

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A survey was performed in 2001 in company employees about their dental health service sponsored by the Japanese Foundation for Oral Health Promotion. The questionnaire consisted of a total of 13 items: five items regarding subjective symptoms within the oral region, four items concerning eating and smoking habits, and four items related to oral health behavior. The people surveyed were male, aged from 40 to 59, recruited from participants in the occupational dental health service sponsored by the Japanese Foundation for Oral Health Promotion as part of its occupational oral health services. To assess the effect of the oral health programs, the subjects were divided into two groups: one consisting of those who had frequently participated in the programs, and the other comprised infrequent attendants. The results of the survey concerning the above-mentioned 13 items were tested by a X^2 test and studied using logistic regression analysis. The X^2 test, performed separately, showed favorable results in eleven of the 13 items in the two age brackets of the frequently attending group. Logistic regression analysis revealed that frequent attendance had a strong influence on the "proper method of toothbrushing" and the "habitual use of instruments for proximal cleaning". The oral health program primarily includes guidance on oral cleaning in accordance with the intraoral state and preservation of oral health by dental health professionals. In the present study, the frequently attending subjects were found to be taking good oral care by practicing toothbrushing adequately and other prophylaxes. In conclusion, the results of our survey provided evidence concerning the effectiveness of the oral health service.

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