Children's poor toothbrushing behavior and mothers' assessment of dental health education at well-baby clinics
作者:
PaunioPaivi,
RautavaPäivi,
HeleniusHans,
SillanpääMatti,
期刊:
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
(Taylor Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 52,
issue 1
页码: 36-42
ISSN:0001-6357
年代: 1994
DOI:10.3109/00016359409096374
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The purpose of the study was to investigate which factors in the child's environment are associated with poor toothbrushing behavior in 3-year-old children. Mothers' attitudes towards dental education at well-baby climes and the relation of this attitude to children's toothbrushing frequency were also studied. The population sample was obtained by means of stratified cluster sampling of all primigravid women in the study area. The data were collected from the women by structured questionnaires and patient cards from dental well-baby clinics. The present study led to the following conclusions: a) new approaches are needed to make rural populations appreciate the benefits of oral hygiene; b) young mothers need support in their personal and in their children's dental health care; c) each family expecting their first child needs a basic amount of counseling. Health-conscious parents must be supported in the maintenance of their health habits; and d) the provider of the basic counseling has no significant role in the formation of health habits.□Dental health education; family environment; toothbrushing
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