| Popis: |
In the present survey, the authors examined a total of 426 boys and girls from the 2nd to 6th grades, using prepared questionnaires, concerning their intelligent understanding of oral health according to grade, at the same time, the relationship of this understanding to dental instruction contained in school curricula. A similar survey made by Fukui of our Department before the revision of the elementary school curriculum in 1959 was used for comparative analyses.As a result, it was found that, compared with boys and girls of other grades, those in the 5 th grade had a much better understanding of oral health. These findings can be attributed to the relatively high frequency of instruction regarding teeth in the natural science and physical education curricula for this particular grade.In the elementary school curriculum for 1969 in which natural science subjects were mainly taught in the 2nd, 4th and 6th grades, Fukui found that boys and girls in the 4th and 6th grades had much better understanding than those in the 5th grade. The present survey findings present a marked contrast to those of Fukui in this regard.As for the understanding of other related dental matters, on the other hand, the degree did not vary any appreciably from grade to grade but it was more or less in proportion to the advance in grade. As a possible reason for this, it may be concluded that extracurricular activity as well as home instructions exerted a more beneficial influence than school subjects directly. |
