ABSTRACT Good denture hygiene is crucial for the prevention of various periodontal diseases, dental caries and dental stomatitis, which can give rise to a negative impact on the general health of denture users. A comparison exercise was conducted, to determine the effectiveness of information on denture care, provided by different groups of dental personnel. A self-administered and structured questionnaire was distributed to patients who attended Hospital USM’s dental clinics, from 2014 to 2019 based on the attendance register of the clinic. The denture hygiene status of 100 participants was assessed during the interview session. The results derived through the questionnaire revealed that 100% of the respondents, who received both verbal and written instructions, practiced good dental hygiene. It was observed that the most effective instructions received by the respondents were delivered by the dental specialists. Respondents, who clean their dentures with denture cleaning tablets, soap, or denture cleaning paste, were observed to possess better denture hygiene than those who do not. Also, respondents who visit their dentists once every six months for routine dental examinations boasted a higher percentage of good denture hygiene (81.8%). A positive association was perceived, between knowledge and the status of denture hygiene.
Oral Hygiene--psychology

The purpose of this study is to propose learning objectives in social dental hygiene by analyzing and reviewing learning objectives in oral health administration area of the existing public oral health. This study is a cross-sectional study. The subjects of the study selected with convenience extraction were 15 members of the social dental hygiene subcommittee of the Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science. Data collection was conducted by self-filling questionnaire. The research tool is from 48 items of A division in the book of learning objectives in the dental hygienist national examination, and this study classified each of them into ‘dental hygiene job relevance’, ‘dental hygiene competency relevance’, ‘timeliness’, and ‘value discrimination of educational goal setting’ to comprise 192 items. Also, to collect expert opinions, this study conducted Delphi survey on 7 academic experts. Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 23.0 program (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA). Recoding was performed according to the degree of relevance of each learning objective and frequency analysis was performed. This study removed 18 items from the whole learning objectives in the dental hygienist national examination in the oral health administration area of public oral health. Fifteen revisions were made and 15 existing learning objectives were maintained. Forty-five learning objectives were proposed as new social dental hygiene learning objectives. The topics of learning objectives are divided into social security and medical assistance, oral health care system, oral health administration, and oral health policy. As a result of this study, it was necessary to construct the learning objectives of social dental hygiene in response to changing situation at the time. The contents of education should be revised in order of revision of learning objectives, development of competency, development of learning materials, and national examination.
Cross-Sectional Studies ; Data Collection ; Dental Hygienists ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Education ; Expert Testimony ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Learning* ; Medical Assistance ; Oral Health* ; Oral Hygiene* ; Social Security

OBJECTIVETo survey the status of oral cavity hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of rural acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) carriers and take corresponding intervention measures to improve the oral health of these patients.

METHODSFrom May to August in 2009, the methods of anonymous face to face structured interview and oral examination at the scene were carried out at the baseline in rural AIDS patients/HIV-carriers. According to the results of the survey, intervention measures were taken. The results of the intervention and the oral hygiene status were compared before and after the intervention.

RESULTSThe oral health status of 82 AIDS patients and HIV-carriers were in poor before the intervention, and the knowledge of AIDS-related oral health of 76 AIDS patients and HIV-carriers was promoted after interventions, "scaling can spread AIDS" were 22 cases (27%), and after the intervention 41 patients (54%) think that can spread (χ(2) = 20.066, P < 0.001). The oral diseases of related AIDS were decreased dramatically, 68 patients (83%) had gingivitis before intervention and 47 cases (62%) after the intervention (χ(2) = 8.852, P = 0.003). The personal oral cavity hygiene and related oral KAP of AIDS caused by subjective factors had improved to different extent, "brushing teeth over 3 min at every turn", there were over 36 cases (44%) before intervention and 45 patients after intervention (59%) (χ(2) = 4.017, P = 0.045).

CONCLUSIONSThe oral hygiene and KAP of AIDS patients and HIV-carriers in rural areas were poor and improved after intervention.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; psychology ; Adult ; Dental Scaling ; adverse effects ; Female ; Gingivitis ; epidemiology ; HIV Seropositivity ; psychology ; Health Education ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Oral Health ; Oral Hygiene ; Patient Education as Topic ; Rural Population ; Surveys and Questionnaires

The organized community is the one of the best system for the effective public health administration, and a model area was selected for the study to see what should be achieved when a certain small community is placed under the special public health control based on the family unit. The 178 families involved total of 875 populations. The rate of vaccination with B.C.G. among 191 infants and children could be increased upto 100.0% from 72.5% of the time whin the basic study was performed after 8 months period of this study; 99.0% from 47.1% with D.P.T.; 96.9% from 71.7% against smallpox; 83.2% from 69.1% against poliomyelitis; but only 25.7% from 21.5% against measles. The status of family planning was 36.8% among 155 women of possible conception at the time of the basic research. And, at the end of this study, the number of women utilizing one of the methods of contraception for family planning were increased upto 52.9% among the same number. The most frequently utilized method was 34.1% of oral pills followed by 30.5% of intrauterine device; but both of which had higher rate of interruption of use because of the complications, 14.3% and 16.0% respectively. The 10 pregnant women at the time of basic research experienced normal deliveries during the period of study and they had received pre- and postnatal health care through this health center. The status of oral hygiene, pulmonary tuberculosis control, and parasitological examination were also reported as wee as the cases with diseases seen among the population and vaccinations performed against other infectious diseases. The stress on discussion was placed upon the effectiveness of public health administration when it is undergone ton the individual family unit to achieve the best result. However, the shortness of both personnel and material resources were considered to be the one of the major difficulties retarding the generalization of the idea obtained through this study based on family unit public health administration.
Child ; Communicable Diseases ; Contraception ; Delivery of Health Care ; Family Planning Services ; Female ; Fertilization ; Generalization (Psychology) ; Humans ; Infant ; Intrauterine Devices ; Measles ; Oral Hygiene ; Poliomyelitis ; Pregnant Women ; Public Health Administration ; Public Health* ; Smallpox ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Vaccination