Oral health behaviour of 6-7-year-old 1356 schoolchildren in Yichang City

Objectives:The objectives of the study were to describe oral health status of 6-7-year old schoolchildren and to assess the relative effect of socio-behavioural risk factors on oral health behaviour.Methods:Collected data from 1365 mothers with first grade student in Yichang city by highly structured questionnaires were analyzed.Results:About 40 per cent of the children brushed their teeth twice a day or more. Fluoridated toothpaste was used by 78% of the children. Nearly half of the children had seen a dentist during the last year. The results of logistic regression analyses indicated that children' brushing behaviour was mainly affected by mothers' brushing behaviour, children' dental visiting behaviour was mainly affected by mothers' dental visiting behaviour. Conclusions:We should emphasize oral heath education among mothers in order to promote oral health education and promotion programmes.