A 7-year study of the regional distribution of differences in scaling experience rate among Koreans

Young-Eun Jang; Min-Young Lee; Su-kyung Park; Yeun-Ju Kim; Ga-Yeung Lee; Chun-Bae Kim; Nam-Hee Kim

doi:10.11149/jkaoh.2015.39.3.201

ISSN(Print) 1225-388X ISSN(Online) 2093-7784

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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2015; 39(3): 201-206

Published online September 30, 2015 https://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2015.39.3.201

A 7-year study of the regional distribution of differences in scaling experience rate among Koreans

Young-Eun Jang¹, Min-Young Lee², Su-kyung Park¹, Yeun-Ju Kim³, Ga-Yeung Lee¹, Chun-Bae Kim⁴, Nam-Hee Kim⁵

¹Graduate School, Department of Dental Hygiene, Yonsei University, ²Graduate School, Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University, ³Graduate School, Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University, ⁴Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, ⁵Department of Dental Hygiene, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Received: August 24, 2015; Revised: September 13, 2015; Accepted: September 22, 2015

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Objectives: The aim of this 7-year study was to examine regional differences in scaling experience rate.Methods: This study used data on scaling experience rate from the Community Health Survey (CHS) obtained between 2008 and 2014. The standardized frequency of scaling experience rate was analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 program, and shown as a Box Plot. Using the Map Wizard for Excel 10.0, the scaling experience rate in each region was illustrated using Geographic Information System (GIS). Results: The scaling experience rate in 2008 was 18.6% and in 2014, was 34.9%. From 2008 to 2014, the annual rate of scaling experience increased approximately 1.8 times. The scaling experience appeared to form clustering on GIS, and there were differences in scaling experience rate between cities, towns, and districts. Although the scaling experience rate increased, the gap between regions seems consistent.Conclusions: The Scaling Experience rate increased annually, but regional differences did not decrease. Therefore, oral health care professionals in each community should strive to improve the scaling experience rate.

Keywords: Community health survey, Regional difference, Scaling experience rate