臺南市推動國小學童口腔衛生之探究與啟示

The Study of School Administration with Oral Health for the Primary School Students in Tainan City

口腔衛生保健是學童健康促進的重要一環，而培養國小學童良好的口腔習慣需要家長及學校一起努力。本文以臺南市國小為例，從108年至112年共有25所非市區國小參與市政府的學童牙齒衛生活動，由學校及衛生單位人員辦理衛教宣導，並且透過牙醫師教導正確的潔牙觀念，同時也紀錄學童齲齒盛行率。結果顯示非市區國小學童平均齲齒率約50%，高於臺南市國中小學生齲齒率22.34%，其中影響學童口腔健康的因素包含家庭及學校的支持程度，而學校教職員對於口腔衛生保健的參與推動程度是提升學童健康的關鍵，可以透過營造良好夥伴關係、簡化行政作業、共享成果等策略提升工作投入。本文建議學校經營友善的組織氣氛，與衛生單位及牙醫師建立良好公共關係，並且激勵教職員生以及家長志工共同參與推動口腔活動。

Oral health care is an important part of Primary School student’s health promotion, and it requires the efforts of both family and schools. In this study, we recruited the students from 25 non-urban elementary schools participating in the government's school dental hygiene program during 2019‒2023. The results showed that the average caries incidence rate of students was about 50%, which was higher than the average car¬ies incidence rate, 22.34%, of Tainan City elementary and middle school students. The impact factors of the student’s oral health include the level of support from the family and schools, and the degree of participation of school staff in oral health care is the key to improving the health of students. This study suggests the way to improve the student’s oral health care through the creation of a friendly organizational atmosphere in school, establishing a good partnership with government health depart¬ments and dentists, and encouraging school staff, students, and volun¬teers to participate in the promotion of oral health care activities.