Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes of Elementary Schoolteachers in Michigan
dc.contributor.author | Lang, Paul | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Woolfolk, Marilyn W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Faja, Barbara Wirth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-01T15:38:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-01T15:38:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Lang, Paul; Woolfolk, Marilyn W.; Faja, Barbara Wirth (1989). "Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes of Elementary Schoolteachers in Michigan." Journal of Public Health Dentistry 49(1): 44-50. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66134> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4006 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1752-7325 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66134 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=2911078&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Teachers at elementary schools in two areas (urban and rural) of Michigan were surveyed to determine their sources of information about oral health and their knowledge and attitudes about dental diseases and disease prevention. Questionnaires were completed by 404 teachers (62% response rate). More than 80 percent of respondents from both areas were female. Demographic characteristics that were significantly different between groups included: median ages of urban and rural respondents (P<.01), median numbers of years in teaching (P<.01), and median years in residence (P<.03). Despite these differences, responses to the questionnaire varied little. For both groups, the most frequently cited sources of information about dental health were dentist's office (82%), followed by magazines and books (74%). The teachers considered preventing tooth decay as the most important reason for good oral hygiene. When asked to rank the effectiveness of ten methods of preventing caries in children, teachers ranked efficacious methods such as fluoridated water and pit and fissure sealants lower than making regular dental visits and reducing intake of sugared foods. Asked to rank the most effective method for children to receive fluoride, urban respondents ranked fluoridated water first, while rural respondents ranked this measure third. Findings suggest that teachers' knowledge about oral health and current methods of prevention is incomplete, is inaccurate in some instances, and varies little by geographic area. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en_US |
dc.rights | 1989 by the American Association of Public Health Dentistry | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Elementary Schoolteachers | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Attitudes | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Oral Health Education | en_US |
dc.title | Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes of Elementary Schoolteachers in Michigan | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Dentistry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Public Health | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Prevention and Health Care School of Dentistry, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1078 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 2911078 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66134/1/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02020.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02020.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | en_US |
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dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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