Status of Oral Health Education After COVID-19

Abstract

A Study on the research result that 'oral health education has a positive effect on oral health knowledge and oral health behavior' aimed to improve oral health education for 3rd-grade elementary school students in a region where brushing facilities were limited due to COVID-19. This study was a basic survey of 10 people, and SPSS program 21.0 was used for research analysis. It is a fact-finding survey to identify the impact on health knowledge and practice. As a result of the study, knowledge related to oral health showed a high score, but there was no significant change in oral health behavior. In the curriculum, the concept that students did not recognize despite being an essential act for dental health was 'brushing teeth within 3 minutes after eating and brushing every corner for 3 minutes'. At the individual level, it was confirmed that schools need to carry out continuous and repetitive health education programs even in situations of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 so that students can realize the importance of regular health checkups for oral health and practice health management habits.