Oral health promotion on workers

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463157
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: SHINADA Kayoko 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (60251542)
• Research Collaborator: NAIO Mio ; KUNITDUKA Kouko ; YAMAMOTO Ryouko ; NAKANO Noriaki ; MOROOKA Toru ; TANIYAMA Katsuko
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 口腔保健 / 職域 / 生活習慣 / 歯肉溝滲出液 / ヘルスリテラシー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated to the relationship between self-perceived oral health status, behaviors, life habits, health literacy(HL) and inflammatory substances in gingival crevicular retention fluid(GCF). We have given oral health information. The participants are workers of one company, about 30%. On the HL-status, the information gathering ability was relatively high, but information selection, transmission, judgment, self-determination were low and there were differences in occupation. It was suggested that the relation between HL and life style such as smoking and oral condition such as gum bleeding. It was observed an association between GCF value and lifestyle related diseases such as diabetes, smoking, drinking, and night shift work. Periodontal disease prevention was a preventive measure against lifestyle diseases, and it was thought that a cooperative approach with occupational health worker is necessary. The effect after information provision intervention is under analysis.

Free Research Field

社会歯学