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Observers oral hygiene and the use of fluoride toothpastes in children and adolescents in slovenia in 2019 19
The target population of the »National Survey on Oral Health of Children and
Adolescents in Slovenia in 2019« were children and adolescents under the age
of 18 on February 13, 2019, who lived as members of private households. The
sample, representative for gender and age, was prepared by the Statistical Office
of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) from its databases based on simple random
sampling. The sampling frame was the Central Population Register of Slovenia.
The sample included approximately 3,200 children and adolescents, which ac-
counts for 1% of this population in Slovenia.
Research tool
The survey was conducted using the EGOHID questionnaire on the oral health
of children and adolescents. Questionnaires for children and adolescents dif-
fered from each other according to the requirements and age characteristics of
the population (0–5 years, 6–10 years, 11–17 years). They contained 33–37 closed
and/or open-ended questions. We created the online survey questionnaires us-
ing the online tool 1KA (2019). They could only be accessed by using the per-
sonalized password that the invitees received in the notification letter.
Research procedure
The set of indicators was prepared in accordance with the EGOHID method-
ology (EC, 2004; Bourgeois et al., 2008a). In 2018, we conducted a pilot verifi-
cation of the international methodology for monitoring global oral health in-
dicators in Slovenia (Šket, 2015). In January 2019, the SURS prepared a sample
of 3,200 children and adolescents. The observation period took place from Feb-
ruary 13 to March 30, 2019. Respondents were sent notification letters by mail
with the option of completing an anonymous questionnaire online using a per-
sonalized password. We also sent them a reminder by post.
Observed outcomes and explanatory factors
In our study, we examined the frequency of teeth cleaning since the eruption
of the first tooth. In the analysis, we combined the categories of brushing your
teeth twice or several times a day and the categories once a day, several times
a week, once a week and never, since regular teeth brushing means brushing
your teeth at least twice a day. We were interested in whether parents/guardi-
ans help or have helped children in brushing their teeth. The question was an-
swered by those parents/guardians whose children brush their teeth, or where
they were assisted. Additionally, we asked whether children/adolescents use
toothpaste, and if they do, whether it contains fluoride.
Other observed outcomes are presented in more detail in the scientific
monograph (Artnik et al., 2020).
The target population of the »National Survey on Oral Health of Children and
Adolescents in Slovenia in 2019« were children and adolescents under the age
of 18 on February 13, 2019, who lived as members of private households. The
sample, representative for gender and age, was prepared by the Statistical Office
of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) from its databases based on simple random
sampling. The sampling frame was the Central Population Register of Slovenia.
The sample included approximately 3,200 children and adolescents, which ac-
counts for 1% of this population in Slovenia.
Research tool
The survey was conducted using the EGOHID questionnaire on the oral health
of children and adolescents. Questionnaires for children and adolescents dif-
fered from each other according to the requirements and age characteristics of
the population (0–5 years, 6–10 years, 11–17 years). They contained 33–37 closed
and/or open-ended questions. We created the online survey questionnaires us-
ing the online tool 1KA (2019). They could only be accessed by using the per-
sonalized password that the invitees received in the notification letter.
Research procedure
The set of indicators was prepared in accordance with the EGOHID method-
ology (EC, 2004; Bourgeois et al., 2008a). In 2018, we conducted a pilot verifi-
cation of the international methodology for monitoring global oral health in-
dicators in Slovenia (Šket, 2015). In January 2019, the SURS prepared a sample
of 3,200 children and adolescents. The observation period took place from Feb-
ruary 13 to March 30, 2019. Respondents were sent notification letters by mail
with the option of completing an anonymous questionnaire online using a per-
sonalized password. We also sent them a reminder by post.
Observed outcomes and explanatory factors
In our study, we examined the frequency of teeth cleaning since the eruption
of the first tooth. In the analysis, we combined the categories of brushing your
teeth twice or several times a day and the categories once a day, several times
a week, once a week and never, since regular teeth brushing means brushing
your teeth at least twice a day. We were interested in whether parents/guardi-
ans help or have helped children in brushing their teeth. The question was an-
swered by those parents/guardians whose children brush their teeth, or where
they were assisted. Additionally, we asked whether children/adolescents use
toothpaste, and if they do, whether it contains fluoride.
Other observed outcomes are presented in more detail in the scientific
monograph (Artnik et al., 2020).