Status of oral disease and some related factors among police officers and soldiers of Nam Dinh provincal police in 2019-2020
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Describe the current state of oral disease and analyze some related factors among police officers and soldiers of Nam Dinh provincal province in 2019-2020. Cross-sectional descriptive research was performed with 843 officers and soldiers of Nam Dinh province's police. Sampling, intentionally selecting 03 regions and randomly selecting each region of Nam Dinh province are 2 units, in each unit selected, sampling all officers and soldiers of the police of each unit. Information was collected by questionnaires, through direct questioning and clinical examination. The rate of 803 had oral diseases (accounting for 95.2%), of which there were 766 dental caries (accounting for 90.8%) and periodontal disease was 797 (accounting for 94.5%). Factors related to oral and dental diseases include education level, knowledge about oral health care, shift work, position and job assignment. Knowledge of oral health care is still quite limited, so it is necessary to introduce communication education programs and instructions on oral hygiene, oral disease prevention measures as well as periodic health checks for police officers and soldiers.
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Oral disease, Dental caries, periodontal disease, related factors, police officers and soldiers.
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