The Influence of Employee Stress on Oral Health

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  • TADATSU Sawayo
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • KIMURA Hiroyuki
    Department of ICMR, School of Medicine, Kobe University
  • MORITA Ichizo
    Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University
  • NAKAGAKI Haruo
    Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University

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  • 産業従業員の歯の健康に対するストレスの関連性
  • サンギョウ ジュウギョウイン ノ ハ ノ ケンコウ ニ タイスル ストレス ノ カンレンセイ

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To improve occupational oral health activities, we focused on the influence of workers' stress levels on their oral health. To obtain data for our investigation, we used two kinds of check lists: one was an "oral healthiness score" check list, and the other was a "stress survey for workers" check list. The subjects were 285 males among the 459 subjects, (235 males between 20 and 49, and 50 males over 50). The results and our conclusion are as follows: 1. People who got 15 points and under by the evaluation standard of "oral healthiness score" accounted for 60% of people aged 20-49, with a similar result for people aged over 50. This result suggests that these people need to not only improve their life style but also get advice from dentists as well. This means that the employers will be expected to promote activities for improving the oral health of their employees. 2. Among the three evaluation standards of the "stress survey for workers" score, people exposed excessively to stress accounted for 30% or more of people aged 20 to 49, with a similar result for people aged over 50. Most items of stress were related to their work, as shown in the upper items of the check list. 3. A significant difference in the total "oral healthiness score" was clarified between the over stressed people and those not over srressed, based on the "stress survey for workers" score among people aged 20 to 49 (p<0.05). People aged over 50 also showed the same difference (p<0.01). Because similar results are known using some other references, we may say that stress strongly influences an employee's oral health. From the results mentioned above, we conclude that the reduction of stressors related to the employees' work will lead to better oral health as well as a reduction of diseases connected to stress. In that sense, employers should examine and improve both the quality and quantity of their employees' work.

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