Analysis of Oral Health Dental Knowledge and Behavior of 437 Outpatients

Objective: To investigate the problem and solution of oral health education. Methods: Self-design questionnaire was used and 437 outpatients with different education level were interviewed in three aspect including knowledge level of oral health care, oral health care behaviors and requirement of health education. The results were analyzed. Result: There was no difference among patients of different education level in basic oral health care knowledge, but they had significantly difference in oral health care behaviors. Oral health care behaviours in patients with low knowledge level were poor. Conclusion: People universally hope that medical personnel can provide oral health educations that have special concrete content and lively form. The emphasis of oral health education is still to help patient to set up correct habits of oral health care behaviors.