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Objectives: This study was to examine relation the oral-health belief and the behavior of some twenties, that was to provide information on the oral-health behavior induce change through right oral-health belief for the development of oral-health care.
Methodology: A total of two hundred and fifty patients of twenties visited department dental hygiene 3rd grade for comprehensive oral prophylaxis hour were surveyed during april 2009 and may 2009.
The collected data were analyzed by t-test and one way ANOVA test by using SPSS 12.0 program.
Results: Total point for the oral-health belief was 3.0285. helpfulness scored the highest(3.8279), followed by importance(3.4626), degree of sensitivity(2.8530), disorder(2.7527), and seriousness (2.2462). oral-health condition of immanent to the behavior answered ‘normal’46.7%, the past year
on the experience of visited frequency of dental clinic ‘no’72.0%, the most common tooth brushing frequency was tree times a day 52.0%, the most tooth-brushing method “upper and lower teeth along with the gums by rotating the toothbrush downward from the top and upward from the bottom respectively” 43.5%.
Conclusion: Effective oral health education program should be prepared for the oral-health behavior of some twenties that was induce change through right oral-health belief for the development of oral-health.