Journal of Korean Academy of Dental Administration (대한치과의료관리학회지)

Korean Academy of Dental Administration (대한치과의료관리학회)
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A survey on the perceptions of dental hygienists and dentists on the legal scope of dental hygienists

치과위생사의 법적업무범위에 관한 인식 조사: 치과위생사와 치과의사를 대상으로

  • Kim, Myoung-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Kim, Seol-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Hye-Sung (Apple Tree Dental Hospital) ;
  • Hwang, Young-Sun (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Kim, Jin (Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University)
  • 김명희 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 김설희 (건양대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 김혜성 (사과나무치과병원) ;
  • 황영선 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 김진 (가톨릭대학교 대전성모병원 치과학교실 구강악안면외과)
  • Received : 2021.12.08
  • Accepted : 2021.12.20
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Dentists and dental hygienists are major collaborators, as expressed by the concept of "Four-handed dentistry." Dentists are guaranteed their legal duties and rights in accordance with the Medical Act, whereas dental hygienists are currently stipulated in the scope of their legal duties under the Act on Medical Technicians. However, there is a difference between the actual work and the legal work performed by dental hygienists; therefore, the work is dependent on many legal controversies and authoritative interpretations. The purpose of this study is, first, to develop a reliable questionnaire tool regarding the actual work performed by dental hygienists in dental hospitals and clinics, and second, to examine the awareness of the appropriateness of legal work based on the developed questionnaire. The target subjects of the survey were dental hygienists and dentists, and the dental hygienists were those who worked in dental hospitals and clinics as license reporters of the Korean Dental Hygienists Association. A total of 1,294 dental hygienists and 39 dentists were included in the final analysis. In the dental hygienist group, 19 items received the response "appropriate for legal work" in over 90% of cases, accounting for 25% of the total 76 items. In addition, in a total of 31 items, more than 80% of the responses were appropriate for legal work. Among them, the highest was 'Scailing' (97.7%), followed by "Extraoral-Panorama" (97.1%). In the dentist group, 10 out of 76 items showed over 90% adequacy for legal work, and among them, "instrument cleaning and sterilization" was the highest at 100%. It was followed by "Intraoral radiography," "Scailing," and "Toothpick method, TPM" with 97.4%. In the case of dentists, 28 out of a total of 76 items showed an appropriateness of more than 80% for legal work. This study comprehensively investigated the actual work of dental hygienists in line with timely and appropriate social issues and provided reliable statistics in evidence-based dentistry.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 2019년도 대한치과위생사협회의 지원의 받아 수행된 연구용역사업임. 일부 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초연구사업임(No.2017R1D1A1B03034584).

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