Investigation on oral health behavior among pupils in Zhifu District of Yantai City

[Objective]To understand the oral health status of pupils in Zhifu District of Yantai City,and provide evidence for carrying out health intervention in future.[Methods]A total of 525 pupils randomly selected from 2 schools were investigated for oral health behavior. The proportion,rate and chi-square test were applied to analyze the data. [Results] The investigation showed65. 4% of the pupils could brush tooth correctly. The correct rate of brushing frequency was 58. 5%. 67. 5% of them had unreasonable oral health behaviors and habits. The influencing factors included children's age of beginning using toothbrush,educational level of their parents and the family income,etc.[Conclusion]The situation of pupils' oral health behavior is not optimistic. The school and medical staff should carry out targeted oral health education,promote the consciousness of oral health among pupils,and make them form correct oral health behavior.