ON THE JUDGE RESULT OF “MISS DENTAL CONTEST IN TOKYO CITY” IN THE YEAR OF 1958

Abstract

“Miss Dental Contest in Tokyo City” in the year of 1958 was held under the auspices of the Tokyo Dental Association with the co-operation of the connected groups at the Dental Association Hall, and among 31 candidates, one “Miss Dental” and five “Semi-Miss Dentals” were elected. The examination table obtained on this occasion was statistically, arranged and the following results were acquired:
I) An average age of the candidates was 19.7 years old and in the classification of the occupations, the business girls and the office girls were most in number.
II) Each candidates was examined and given marks by 10 examiners in the 1st, 2nd and special examinations in addition, the following were the results they have got:
(1) The results of 31 candiates of the three examinations: in general, the condition of teeth, 100 marks was full: a perfetscore and the average marks were 91.9±1.00.
In the condition of caries teeth, 200 was full marks, average being 187.8±2.03.
In oral general conditions, 100 full and a width of giving marks was 70-100, average being 95.2±0.60.
The total marks of the 1st examination were 400 marks in full and 374.3±2.38 were in the average of them.
(2) The results of 31 candidates of the 2nd examination:
In culture, speech, behaviour, both figures and looks, hygiene common sence, 100 marks was full, an average being 82.9±0.86.
In the present conditions, 100 was full an average being 97.7±0.21.
In growing condition, 50 was full, an average being 43.1±0.49.
In nourishing conditions, 50 was full while an average was 43.3±0.46.
The total marks of the 2nd examination were 300 in full and 266.6±1.78 were in an average.
(3) In the results of the special examination the results of which, 12 candidates were excellent in total marks of the 1st and 2nd examination, 100 was full and a width of giving marks was 40-100, an average being 81.4±2.14.
III) The whole total marks.
As to the relation of the total marks and each item mark in each examination, the coefficient of cor-relation 4 to 12 persons of special examination was obtained, which resulted in the following:
(1) On the total marks in each examination and in each item mark in all the course of examinations, the total marks the 1st examination to the caries candition was highly significant, those to the general condition of teeth were significant and those to the general oral conditions, were not significant. The total marks of the 2nd examina tion to each item was of highly significance.
(2) In the whole total marks and the total marks in all the examinations, the whole total marks to the 1st examination was significant, and further proved highly significant to the 3rd examination.
IV) Through the above results mentioned, the acquired marks of all the candidates which were the standard marks of selecting “Miss Dental” had the most essential relation to the caries conditions in the 1st examination, but from general point of view, the special examination marks affected most, the 2nd examination affected next and the 1st examination did very little.