International Dentistry Journal (ISSN: 3065-4505) | Volume 4, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access DOI
Ae eun Moon*
Hee Ja NA1 , Ae eun Moon2
1,2Department of Dental Hygiene, Honam University, An Adjunct Professor, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence to: Ae eun Moon
Fulltext PDFObjective: The increase in the elderly population emphasizes the role of nurses and dental hygienists in oral care for the elderly, the need for education, and raises the importance of research on knowledge and attitudes related to the elderly.
Methods: This study evaluated the effectiveness of oral care intervention and education in 68 elderly people in nursing hospitals in S city in 2024. The selection criteria are inpatients aged 65 or older, and dropouts are those with difficulty communicating or having total false teeth. The research tool consisted of a survey (general characteristics, oral health knowledge, oral health evaluation of the elderly) and an oral health status survey. Data analysis was performed with SPSS 21.0. Real number, percentage, frequency analysis, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation analysis were performed.
Results: In terms of brushing education, the intervention group (27.8%), the education group (15.36%), and the control group (12.8%) responded in order. The subjective oral health status was the intervention group (7.68%) and the education/control group 5 (12.8%). Brushing just before sleeping was found in the intervention group (5.12%) and the education/control group 2 (5.12%). For tongue brushing, the intervention group (15.82%) and the education/control group 7 (15.82%). Dental treatment was in the order of intervention group (2.56%), education group (10.24%), and control group (5.12%). Homogeneity between groups was secured in all variables except for dental examination, fluorine application, pre-intake brushing, and use of oral hygiene products (p>0.05).
Conclusion: In the homogeneity test of demographic characteristics of the subjects, there was no difference between groups in gender, age, chronic disease, marital status, smoking, and drinking status, but the final education level of the education group was low at 15.36% of high school graduates or higher, and the number of subjects without chronic diseases was significantly different at 60.5% (p>0.05).
Dental hygienist; Elderly; Knowledge; Attitude; Oral care
Hee Ja NA , Ae eun Moon. A Study on the Knowledge Attitudes of Dental Hygiene toward the Elderly and Oral Nursing for the Elderly. Int Dent Jour. 2025;4(2):1-7.