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The purpose of this study was to survey oral health awareness and behavior in some industrial workers with the aim of arranging basic data necessary for developing industrial oral health program such as oral health education program available for maintaining and promoting workers' oral health. 1. There was a statistically significant difference in the subjective oral health status according to the general characteristics of the study subjects in age, type of work, working time, and duration of work(p<0.05). 2. To the question about necessity of dental service institute within industrial place, the response as saying of 'being necessary' was indicated to be 71.6%. Intention of participating in oral health education was indicated to be 28.4% for 'having a will to certainly participate' and to be 46.7% for having a will to participate if possible.' Thus, the ratio with a will to participate was higher. 3. As for a reason of not taking oral health education, the response was the largest with 64.7% for a reason of having no opportunity. What has the highest preference out of oral health education contents was the comprehensive dental common sense with selective ratio of 31.3%. What has the highest preference out of oral health education methods was lecture. Oral health education program will need to be developed so that workers can enhance ability of managing themselves at home or in workplace.