Medical Personnel’s Awareness of Oral Health Care and Related Factors

• Main Authors: Hsiang-ping Hsu, 徐湘萍
• Other Authors: Ching-Yuan Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94593907526236564568

碩士 === 中臺科技大學 === 健康產業管理研究所 === 100 === Background：Oral health care is an important health education issue for all age groups. By reviewing foreign and native literature, we found that medical personnel''s knowledge and behavior about oral health care were generally insufficient. However, medical personnel is the first line educator for oral health care, and this is the current dilemma for their clinical education. Purpose：The purpose of this study focused on exploring current status about medical personnel''s oral health care knowledge, attitude and behavior. How to raise the perceptions of oral health care is an important issue for medical personnel. Methods：In order to understand the levels about oral health care knowledge, attitude and behavior of medical personnel, we used a three-part questionnaire exploring aspects of oral health in this study. Results：Collected quantitative data were analyzed with Statistical Product and Service Solutions (Version 18). The results provided all fields of medical personnel as a reference to improve the clinical problems caused by inadequate oral health care.