Oral Health Knowledge and Sources of Information Among Elementary Schoolchildren
dc.contributor.author | Woolfolk, Marilyn W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lang, Walter Paul | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Faja, Barbara Wirth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-01T15:38:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-01T15:38:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Woolfolk, Marilyn W.; Lang, W. Paul; Faja, Barbara Wirth (1989). "Oral Health Knowledge and Sources of Information Among Elementary Schoolchildren." Journal of Public Health Dentistry 49(1): 39-43. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66129> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4006 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1752-7325 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66129 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=2911076&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The dental health knowledge and sources of health information of 848 elementary schoolchildren (aged 9–12) in southwestern Michigan were assessed. Demographic parameters (education level, percent below poverty level, median income level) of the area were similar to state and national averages. The children were found to have some knowledge of caries and periodontal disease prevention, yet basic misconceptions were evident. More than one-third of the children thought that plaque should only be removed by a dentist. While 75 percent of the subjects knew that fluoride protected teeth from decay, only 4 percent of the children identified fluoridated water as the best source of this preventive agent. Knowledge of pit and fissure sealants was limited. Extent of correct dental knowledge was not related to age, sex, or mean DMFS scores. Children who answered the most questions correctly named parents and family as their source of information; dentist's office was the second most frequently mentioned source. Findings suggest a need to correct basic misinformation about dental health and to inform children about current efficacious preventive agents. | 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 | Schoolchildren | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Oral Health Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Sources of Health Information | en_US |
dc.title | Oral Health Knowledge and Sources of Information Among Elementary Schoolchildren | 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 | 2911076 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66129/1/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02019.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02019.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | en_US |
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