title: Preventive practices in schoolchildren in Oppegard, Norway, related to some background factors.
abstract: As part of a clinical trial among schoolchildren in a suburban community just outside Oslo, dental preventive behavior was studied by means of mailed questionnaires. In all, 340 mothers, i.e. 95% of the sample, filled out and returned the forms. The results indicate a distinct and improving preventive attitude in the target population. The age of the family was the most influential background variable.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010290:Parents; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D013607:Tablets; D014099:Toothbrushing
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D013607:Tablets; D005459:Fluorides