A study of the current state and need of enhance Dental Health competency for teacher

Abstract

The purposes of this study are 1) to study the current state of Dental health operations of teachers, and 2) to study the need for teachers about need of enhance Dental Health competency for  teacher to be developed for use in dental health operations in schools.  The research sample is 170 health teachers under the Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 and 2 of Sukhothai province by Krejcie & Morgan and using simple random sampling. The research instrument is questionnaire (Cronbach’s  alpha = 0.94). The data analysis was conducted by using mean, standard deviation and Priority Needs Index with Modified Priority Needs Indexing technique. The results found that. 1. The highest operations of teachers about the current state of Dental health operations of teachers is Creating a habit and cultivating teeth brushing behavior. The secondary operations are Oral health examination for students and The least operations of teachers about the current state of Dental health operations of teachers is Dental health surveillance operations. The secondary operations are Primary treatment in students with dental health problems. 2. The highest need of health teachers about need of enhance Dental Health competency for  teacher to be developed for use in dental health operations in schools is Dental health skills. The secondary needs are Knowledge and understanding of dental health.