Journal of dental hygiene science (치위생과학회지)

The Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science (한국치위생과학회)
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The Effect of Dental Service Quality on Service Value, Consumer Satisfaction and Consumer Royalty

치과의료서비스 품질이 서비스가치, 고객만족 및 고객충성도에 미치는 영향

  • Jeon, Eun-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Choonhae College of Health Sciences) ;
  • Choi, Yu-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, Youngsan University) ;
  • Hwang, Su-Hyun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Choonhae College of Health Sciences)
  • 전은숙 (춘해보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 최유진 (영산대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 황수현 (춘해보건대학교 치위생과)
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the impacts of the qualities of dental medical services on service value, consumer satisfaction and consumer loyalty for 221 patients who visited 17 dental hospitals or clinics located in Busan and Ulsan using questionnaires and obtained the following conclusion. By gender, males had higher perceptions of para-language than females did in the qualities of the dental medical services, and by the level of education, college students and university graduates had higher perceptions of body language and physical appearance. Scores of service value, consumer satisfaction and customer loyalty were higher in males, college students and university graduates, and married patients, but those were not statistically significant. It turned out that the qualities of the dental medical services were correlated with service value, consumer satisfaction and consumer loyalty. As the perception of para-linguistic and verbal communication in the qualities of the medical services increased, service value increased; as the perception of verbal communication and physical appearance increased, consumer satisfaction increased; and as the perception of verbal communication, physical appearance and body language increased, consumer loyalty increased. To sum up the above findings, the qualities of dental medical services influence service value, consumer satisfaction and consumer loyalty, so in the future, it will be necessary to study quality dental medical services with which patients are satisfied.

이 연구는 치과의료서비스 품질이 서비스 가치, 고객만족도, 고객충성도에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 부산 울산광역시 소재 17개 치과병 의원에 내원한 환자 221명을 대상으로 설문지를 이용하여 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 치과의료서비스 품질 중 의사언어에 대한 인식의 차이는 남자가 여자에 비해 높았으며, 교육수준에 따른 신체언어에 대한 인식의 차이와 신체외형에 대한 인식의 차이는 대학교 재학 및 졸업자가 높았다. 2. 서비스 가치, 고객만족도 및 고객충성도는 남자, 대학교 재학 및 졸업, 기혼에서 서비스 가치, 고객만족도, 고객충성도의 점수가 높게 나타났으나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 치과의료서비스 품질과 서비스 가치, 고객만족도 및 고객충성도는 서로 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 의료서비스 품질 중 의사언어와 언어적 커뮤니케이션에 대한 인식도가 증가할수록 서비스 가치가 증가하였고, 언어적 커뮤니케이션과 신체외형의 인식도가 증가할수록 고객만족도는 증가하였으며, 언어적 커뮤니케이션, 신체외형, 신체언어에 대한 인식도가 증가하면 고객충성도가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 치과의료서비스를 제공 시 서비스 제공자가 고객의 욕구에 맞춰 상세히 설명을 해주어야 서비스 가치를 높게 평가하며, 서비스에 만족을 느껴 타인에게 긍정적인 입소문을 내게 된다. 고객의 욕구에 맞는 상세한 설명뿐만 아니라 서비스 제공자의 깔끔한 유니폼, 바른 자세, 깔끔한 헤어 스타일 등의 신체적 외형과 고객의 눈을 바라보면서 밝은 표정을 짓고 대화 시 고개를 끄덕이는 등의 공감을 표현해주어야 본인이 이용한 치과병 의원을 지속적으로 재이용하게 되고 타인에게 자랑 및 소개를 시켜주어 치과병 의원의 경영성과를 증대시킬 수 있을 것이다.

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