2001 Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages 275-280
I This study assessed the dental attendance behavior of bank employees to determine whether there was any the difference by age-group or gender. The subjects were 474 males aged from 25-64 yrs and 129 females aged from 25-44 yrs. The self-reported questionnaire was "Are you a patient even when you are experiencing an oral problem ?" Statistical analysis of these data was performed with the chi-square test. The results were as follows ', The proportion of persons who were usually patients without dental visits decreased with advancing age-group among males, showing the lowest score of 34.5% among 55-64 yrs. The most common reason for not seeking treatment was "too busy". The proportion of persons who indicated that they were too busy was 26.3% among subjects aged 55-64 yrs (p < 0.05). The proportion of persons responding "to be patient" was lower among 35-44 yr-olds than among 25-34 yr-olds for females. However, among 35-44 yr-olds, the proportion of persons responding "too busy to be patient" was higher than that among 25-34 yr-olds (p < 0.05). Among 25-34 yr-olds, the rate was 52.8% among males and 31.8% (p < 0.05) among females. These results suggest that it is necessary to give individual health instruction and adequate oral information to office workers.