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. 2025 Jun 18;15(6):e089404. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089404

Table 3. Oral hygiene habits of students.

Items, n (%)
1. Are children’s oral health conditions included in the daily kindergarten check-ups? Yes No
64 (91.43) 6 (8.57)
2. How many times per year do kindergartens provide oral health education to children? >2 1 0
63 (90) 7 (10) 0 (0)
3. How many times a day do kindergarten students eat snacks? 1 2–3 >3
49 (70) 5 (7.14) 16 (22.86)
Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
4. Kindergarten students have dessert for their daily snack. 2 (2.86) 5 (7.14) 44 (62.86) 17 (24.29) 2 (2.86)
5. Kindergarten students eat more fine grains (flour, rice, etc.) than coarse processed foods. 6 (8.57) 14 (20) 32 (45.71) 14 (20) 4 (5.71)
6. Kindergarten students rinse their mouth/brush their teeth after lunch. 47 (67.14) 14 (20) 6 (8.57) 2 (2.86) 1 (1.43)
7. Kindergarten students rinse their mouth or brush their teeth after eating sticky snacks and desserts. 42 (60) 17 (24.29) 8 (11.43) 2 (2.86) 1 (1.43)
8. Kindergarten students will eat before naptime. 2 (2.86) 1 (1.43) 1 (1.43) 7 (10) 59 (84.29)