Improvement of Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors by Oral Health Education for Multicultural Families in Busan Kim Se-Yeon1, Lee Sun-Mi2, Kim Min-Ji3,* 1Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Korea 2Department of Dental Hygiene, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, Busan, 47011, South Korea 3Department of Dental Hygiene, Dongseo University, Busan, 47011, Korea *Corresponding Author: Min-Ji Kim, RDH, Ph. D Department of Dental Hygiene, Dongseo University, Busan, 47011, Korea, Phone: +82-51-320-2873, Email: icealswl@gdsu.dongseo.ac.kr
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of oral hygiene and attitude in oral health education for multicultural families. To investigate changes in knowledge and attitudes before and after the training, a structured questionnaire was conducted by self-filling method. O'Leary index was used after coloring with all teeth and measure the quantity of plaque of supragingival. The oral health education was conducted mainly on oral knowledge, and demonstration practice training was conducted mainly on oral hygiene products. In addition, in-depth interviews were provided about the necessity of oral health education for multicultural women. Most of the subjects were interested in general health as well as oral health. The attitudes of the subjects were 1.50 ± 1.73 before the training and 2.20 ± 2.12 after the training so that the change of attitude after the training was positive. There were significant differences in attitude according to oral health education (p<0.05). The oral hygiene management ability test of the subjects showed 25.97 ± 19.77 before training and 10.38 ± 5.33 after training. There was significant difference in oral hygiene management ability index according to education (p<0.05). However, there was so significant difference in tooth brushing and knowledge after training. Top Keywords Health knowledge, behavior, oral health education, multi-cultural family. Top |