Abstract
There is still much to be desired in adults oral hygiene for the preservation of oral health. It is necessary to work out a more efficient educational program. To implement the program effectively, it is necessary to divide the subjects into those who are aware of the importance of oral hygiene and compliant with hygienists instructions (concerned group) and those who are indifferent to oral hygiene (indifferent group). The present study covered a total of 699 male employees, aged 30-59 years, of companies which regularly sponsor dental health projects. By the number of times they do mouth cleaning per day, when and how, they were divided into the concerned group and the indifferent group. In order to look into the difference in concern for health between the two groups, differences in the results of oral examinations, oral health status and lifestyle were analyzed using the contingency table and Hayashi's quantification methods II and III. As a result, it was found that the concerned group has the edge on the indifferent group in many respects of the health concern such as "having received dental treatment," "being nonsmokers or having quitted smoking," "leading a well regulated life," "exercising regularly," and "receiving a regular health checkup." The point is that to provide oral hygiene guidance effectively to adults, the subjects should be divided into groups based on the analysis their health coping behavior.
