Relevance of Oral Health Knowledge and Practice in accordance with Consciousness of oral health of Occupational Health Nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impaction of oral health awareness upon the knowledge and practice of oral health about occupational health nurses and then to promote oral health on workers Received (February 4, 2016), Review Result (February 22, 2016) Accepted (March 2, 2016), Published (March 31, 2016) 363-792 Dept. Dental Hygiene, Chungcheong Univ., Yeoksam-dong, 38 Wolgok-Gil, Gangnae-Myeon, Heungdeok-Gu, Cheongju-Si, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Korea email: kkm21683@naver.com (Corresponding Author)363-792 Dept. Dental Hygiene, Chungcheong Univ., Yeoksam-dong, 38 Wolgok-Gil, Gangnae-Myeon, Heungdeok-Gu, Cheongju-Si, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Korea email: edugy@hanmail.net * 이 논문은 2014년도 충청대학교 교내연구비 지원으로 작성되었습니다. Relevance of Oral Health Knowledge and Practice in accordance with Consciousness of oral health of Occupational Health Nurses Copyright c 2016 HSST 180 and to provide essential materials for oral health activity on work place. The subjects of this study were 51 occupational health nurses, who were working at work places belonging to Chung-Buk branch of KOSHA, from January 19 to 23, 2015. The results were derived from using the SPSS 18.0 and were analyzed using frequency analysis, multi-recurrence analysis, chi-square test, multiple response analysis. As a results, the importance of and necessity of oral health were indicated as low-factors of oral health awareness estimating oral health practice. Knowledge and practice of oral health were showed differently according to oral health awareness of occupational health nurses. Also, amount of oral health education was showed differently according to career of them. It was difficult to make chances about oral health education for workers frequently because of the over-work on responsible worker. It was needed knowledge of oral health on the education of oral health.