Knowledge, Awareness, and Practice of Caries Prevention and Fluoride Use for <b> </b>Adults and Elderly Patients among Health Care Staff in Hospitals

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  • 成人・高齢者へのう蝕予防対策・フッ化物利用に関する病院ヘルスケアスタッフの知識，意識および実施の状況
  • セイジン ・ コウレイシャ エ ノウ ショクヨボウ タイサク ・ フッカブツ リヨウ ニ カンスル ビョウイン ヘルスケアスタッフ ノ チシキ,イシキ オヨビ ジッシ ノ ジョウキョウ

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<p> The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practice of caries prevention and fluoride use in adults and elderly patients, among health care staff at hospitals and identify problems in their oral health care practice. </p><p> A questionnaire regarding caries prevention and fluoride use in adults and elderly patients was distributed to 163 nurses, 68 care staff, and 90 rehabilitation staff in 2 hospitals in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. </p><p> Three hundred and twenty-one subjects completed the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 85.8%. Most subjects understood the importance of caries prevention in adults and elderly patients. However, while more than 80% knew about fluoride toothpaste, only 41.5, 12.8, and 9.4% knew about fluoride mouth rinse, water fluoridation, and silver diamine fluoride application, respectively. Furthermore, only about half of the participants performed caries prevention and collaborated with oral health professionals to achieve this, although their degree of awareness about caries prevention was high. Less than 20% of respondents used fluoride in their oral health care for adults and elderly patients. However, the percentage increased to more than 80% on the inclusion of those who expressed a willingness to use fluoride in the future. The high levels of knowledge and awareness regarding caries prevention, water fluoridation, and silver diamine fluoride application were associated with the performance of caries prevention for adults and elderly patients, collaboration with oral health professionals, and fluoride use when performing oral health care. </p><p> These findings suggest that the provision of information about caries prevention and fluoride use is necessary to promote caries prevention, fluoride use, and collaboration with oral health professionals for caries prevention when providing oral health care for adults and elderly patients. </p><p>J Dent Hlth 68: 219-230, 2018</p>

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