| PRESENT STATE AND PROSPECT OF PUBLIC DENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KOREA |
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Kwang-Hee Lee, Jee-Young Kim, Ji-Hyon Song, Yun-Hee Kim, Kyeong-Uk Im, Seung-Yeol Jeong |
| Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University |
| 우리나라 어린이와 청소년의 구강건강을 위한 공공서비스의 현황과 전망 |
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이광희, 김지영, 송지현, 김윤희, 임경욱, 정승열 |
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원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Kwang-Hee Lee, Tel: 063-859-2957, Email: kwhlee@wonkwang.ac.kr
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Received: 13 June 2008 • Accepted: 31 July 2008 |
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| Abstract |
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To achieve the dental health of children and adolescents which is the objective of the pediatric dentistry, the role of the public service should be increased. The basis of the public service is established by many laws of which the Dental Health Law is most important. The percentages of primary schools that had the school dental health clinic, that implemented the fluoride rinsing program, and that implemented the group toothbrushing after lunch were 7.2%, 57.5%, and 46.9%, respectively, and the percentages of primary school children that received the dental health education and that received the fissure sealing were 48.0% and 12.4%, respectively(2006). About 42% of infants and preschool children from 0 to 6 years received preventive dental care in the last one year, at the nursery or kindergarten(18%) or at the health center(1%)(2005). The percentage of the health centers that implemented water fluoridation was 11.3%, and the percentage of the population who drank the fluoridated water was 5.7%(2006). It was suggested that the school dental health administration should be unified, that dental health teachers should be employed, and that the comprehensive dental health care should be supplied to all the children and adolescents through the circuit school dentists and the school dental hospitals in the long term. Also, the dentist in charge system for the children and adolescent was suggested. |
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Children, Adolescent, Dental health, Public service |
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