Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is to understand the perception of dental hygienist for oral health nutrition policy. Methods/Statistical analysis: The subjects of this study were 231 dental hygienists working at dental clinics. The sampling method was convenience sampling. Survey method was questionnaire and interview method. The data collection method consisted of a method of self - reporting the questionnaire to the subjects, a method of retrieving the questionnaires, and a method of interviewing the working places of the subjects. Findings: The most common items were ‘Non-dental caries food tax cut policies’ and ‘Carbonated beverage consumer tax policies’. The most significant factor was whether to perform preventive dental treatment. The perception of overall oral health nutrition policy was positive when the age was older, the preventive dental treatment was performed, and the oral health nutrition education was conducted. Dental hygienists were more likely to eat vegetables and algae, fruits, milk and dairy products, and to eat less sugars, which was positive for oral health nutrition policy. The less cariogenic snack intake was, the more positive the oral health nutrition policy was. The less cariogenic drink intake was,the more positive the oral health nutrition policy was.The dental hygienist, who is a professional dental health professional, grasps the perception of nutritional policy for oral health and it is worth using as oral health guidelines for patients in dental clinics. Improvements/Applications: The purpose of this study is to provide the necessary data to establish detailed legal system of nutrition policy for improving oral health quality.
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Park, S. Y., Shim, Y. S., An, S. Y., Kim, J. B., Shin, J. S., Shin, S. W., & Kim, J. S. (2019). Dental hygienist’s perception of oral health nutrition policy. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8(3), 34–38.
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