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This study was designed to find out awareness according to experience of oral health care for elderly patients and to figure out activation plan for elderly patients in dental hygienists. 279 dental hygienists working for dentists' in Deagu were interviewed from March 4 to 31, 2015 to collect data. The data were analyzed with SPSS/Win 18.0. 1. Statistically, the general characteristic and the experience of oral health care for the elderly patients showed significant difference depending on the kind of workplaces and the necessity of oral health care and education for the elderly patients (p<0.05). 2. The practical situation according to the experience of oral health care for the elderly patients showed significant statistical difference in medical examinations by interview on systemic diseases (p<0.05) and explanation about precautions, after-effects etc (p<0.01). 3. In duty importance according to the experience of oral health care for the elderly patients, the education on toothbrushing showed the significant difference as the most important fact and in the necessity of education, prosthesis and denture management showed statistically significant difference (p<0.05). 4. The most important thing to activate oral health care behaviors for the elderly patients was changes in awareness of the dental hygienists. The second was systemic guidelines and education followed by professional manpower training. According to the results, as the number of elderly patients is increasing due to ageing it is assumed that it is the most important thing to acquire professional knowledge through continuing education and changes in perception towards the elderly people for proper attitudes for the dental hygienist in dental clinics.