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Kim, Lee, Kim, Jeon, and Chang: The recognition and attitude of student's parents of elementary school on the sealant and its operation by dental hygienists
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2012; 36(4): 323-332.

Published online: 28 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2012.36.4.323

The recognition and attitude of student's parents of elementary school on the sealant and its operation by dental hygienists

Su-Jin Kim, Hae-Jin Lee, Young-Sam Kim, Jae-Kyu Jeon, Kee-Wan Chang

Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, Institute of Oral-bioscience, Chonbuk National University School of Dentistry, Jeonju, Korea.

Corresponding Author: Kee-Wan Chang. Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, Chonbuk National University School of Dentistry, 567 Baekjedae-ro, Jeonju 561-756, Korea. Tel: +82-63-270-4034, Fax: +82-63-270-4035, prevdent@chonbuk.ac.kr

Received 12 December 2012       Revised 15 December 2012       Accepted 17 December 2012

Copyright © 2012 by Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to look at elementary school student parents' recognition of pit and fissure sealant, national health insurance application and recognition of and attitude toward dental hygienist's treatment for pit and fissure sealant.

Methods

The subject of study was parents of children in the 3rd and 4th grades at an elementary school in Jeonju city. To consider those parents' socio-economic factors of elementary school grade level classified by Education Office, 'A: highest socio-economic' level and 'D: lowest socio-economic' level, elementary school student parents were surveyed. In this study, a set of questionnaire was distributed to student's parents, a total of 23 questions on recognition and attitude for pit and fissure sealant by national health insurance system, treatment of sealing by dental hygienist. The statistical analysis of the data collected was done by using SPSS 12.0.

Results

Of the student parents, the percentage of those who recognized that national health insurance covers the pit and fissure sealant was 36.9% only. The percentage of parents who did not know was larger than that of those who knew. Of the student parents, those who had once or more received treatment of the pit and fissure sealant by dental hygienist were highly satisfied and their attitude were also very positive about dental hygienist's ability to operate the pit and fissure sealant.

Conclusions

The higher the recognition rate of pit and fissure sealant can be covered national insurance system, the lesser consumer's burden.

Keywords: Attitude, Dental hygienist, Health insurance, Sealant, Recognition

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Sample distribution of schools and students
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*Number of school, †Number of students.

Table 2
Social background and frequencies of dental visits during past year
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Table 3
Socio-economic background of respondents
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Table 4
Recognition and pathway of coverage of sealing by national health insurance system
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Sealing, pit and fissure sealant.

Table 5
Recognition level of sealant by national health insurance system
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Values are frequencies (%).

*Fisher's Extract Test, P<0.001.

Table 6
Recognition of sealing treatment by dental hygienist
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Values are frequencies (%).

sealing, pit and fissure sealant; dr, dentist; DH, dental hygienist.

Cross-tabulation by bi-variate, chi-square test.

Table 7
Attitude for sealant treatment by dental hygienist
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DH, dental hygienist.

The means are 5 point Likert Scale.

*There is no statistical difference between same alphabet (a, b, c).

Table 8
Multiple regression for parents' attitude about sealant treatment by dental hygienist (stepwise)
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*Number of dental visit during past one year. †P<0.05, ‡P<0.01.

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