Development of Comprehensive School Dental Health Education Program Involving Family and Community

本研究的目的是在日本发展一个包括家庭和社区的综合性学校牙齿健康教育计划。首先，笔者回顾了学校口腔健康教育的实际情况和学生口腔健康存在的问题。第一部分调查国小学童口腔健康行为及认知因素对行为的影响。结果表明，口腔健康行为随着年龄的增长而沿着发生变化。高年级学生在菌斑控制方面的行为比低年级学生更健康。但低年级学生在吃饭和牙齿检查方面都采取了更健康的行为。第二次调查的对象为学校护士，调查内容为学校护士对学校口腔健康活动的看法。结果显示，许多困难，让家长在学校的牙齿健康活动。最后，我提出了一个有前途的综合学校口腔健康教育计划在日本。

The purpose of this study is to develop the comprehensive school dental health education program involving family and community in Japan. First of all, I reviewed the actual situation of school dental health education in school and some dental health problems among school children. The first survey investigate oral health behaviors and the influence of cognitive factors on behaviors in elementary school children. The results revealed that oral health behaviors changed along with their development. The upper grade students took healthier behavior in plaque control than the lower grades. But the lowers took healthier behavior in both taking meals and dental checkups. Girls took helthier behavior than boys The second survey investigated the opinions on school dental health activities among school nurses. The results revealed many difficulties in involving parents in school dental health activities. Finally, I proposed a promising comprehensive school dental health education program in Japan.