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Current education status of the community dental hygiene practice

지역사회치위생학 현장(보건소)실습 실태

  • Kim, Yeun-Ju (Department of Dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Yang-Keum (Department of Dental Hygiene, Daejeon Health Science College) ;
  • Kim, Young-Kyung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Chungcheong University) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Ju (Department of Dental Hygiene, DongJu College) ;
  • Kown, Yang-Ok (Public Health Center, Korea Public Health Center) ;
  • Kim, Han-Mi ;
  • Park, Jeong-Ran (Department of Dental Hygiene, Baek seok University) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
  • 김연주 (연세대학교 대학원 치위생학과) ;
  • 한양금 (대전보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 김영경 (충청대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 임현주 (동주대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 권양옥 (부산시 사상구 보건소) ;
  • 김한미 (강원도 횡성군 보건소) ;
  • 박정란 (백석대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 김남희 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2014.11.23
  • Accepted : 2015.02.11
  • Published : 2015.02.28

Abstract

Objectives: This study was obtained to identify current education status of the community dental hygiene practice. Methods: It was designed cross section and self-reported on-line questionnaire(Survey monkey). It was performed probability sampling by targeting 82 dental hygiene schools(each one faculty member) in charge of community dental hygiene curriculum and 254 community health centers's community dental hygienists whom was working at oral health section. The response rate was 60% and 53%, respectively. The questionnaire consisted of time, duration, practice group, evaluation method, and practice contents including 63 learning objectives of dental hygiene. Results: Nearly half of these schools conduct such community field work practice in the spring semester of the junior year. This practice was mainly progressed based on average 4 students as one team per each one school for 7-8 hours a day during the period of more than 5 weeks(p<0.05). However, in case of both school and community health center, almost half of feedback after practice was not achieved and there was a difference in needs for practice education between schools and community health center. Conclusions: We should be considered that a sufficient consultation for the practice environment and its contents between schools and community health centers. It was considered that development of a standardized practice manual reflecting such requirement.

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