Dental Health: Current ResearchISSN: 2470-0886

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Yoshida M Author

Subjects of specialization
Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.

Biography

Dr. Midori Yoshida is currently working in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan. Dr. Midori Yoshida areas of expertise include Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.


Publications

Editorial Open Access

Influence of Radiation Education on Risk Perception in Japanese Dental Students

Author(s):

Yoshida M and Honda E

Since the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011, the Japanese Government has been focusing radiation education in elementary, middle and high schools to improve public understanding about the continuing existence of nuclear plants. The government developed two supplementary texts about radiation, including nuclear power, for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. The authors evaluated the content of these texts by questionnaire research and found them very difficult to understand even for dental students. After that we examined the relationship between radiation education and risk perception. The results of the present study indicate that radiation education might change students’ risk perception with regard to radiation.

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DOI: 10.4172/2470-0886.1000e106

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