The effect of the cariview test and professional brushing training on the reduction of PHP index of dental hygiene students

Youn-Hwa Kim   Yu-Geun Kim   Jin-Ah Yoo1   Jung-Eun Park2,*   

Department of Dental Hygiene, Ulsan College
1Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanseo University
2Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyunghee University

Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness in oral health promotion through oral health education for freshmen students of the dental hygiene department. Methods: To verify its effectiveness, research was conducted on 74 freshmen of the dental hygiene department by the evaluation of DMFT index, PHP index, and Cariview test (2015-2016). Results: The analysis of the test results using Cariview equipment shows a categorization of low risk group consisting of 10 students (13.5%), middle risk group consisting of 47 students (63.5%), and a high risk group consisting of 17 students (22.9%). DT index according to the number of daily tooth brushing by <2 is DT index average score higher and in such a case, statistics are considered meaningful (p<0.01). Oral health state at DMFT index of low risk group according to Cariview risk group for an analysis is lower than both the middle risk group and the high risk group (p<0.001). Conclusions: A review of the effect of the promotion of oral health through oral health education on the behavior change rather than of Cariview test and value of dental plaque through tooth brushing method was conducted.

Acknowledgements

본 연구는 2015년 울산과학대학의 학술연구비 지원에 의해 이루어졌음.

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Table 1. General characteristics of subjects