Journal of Korean Dental Hygiene Science (대한치위생과학회지)

The Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene & The Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science (대한치과위생학회 & 한국치위생과학회)
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Necessity of measuring the periodontal pocket depth according to dental hygiene studentsin the mock national board examination

일부 치위생(학)과 학생들의 치과위생사 국가고시 실기시험에서의 치주낭 측정 평가 필요성에 관한 연구

  • Yong-Keum, Choi (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science and Genome-based BioIT Convergence Institute, SunMoon University) ;
  • Eun-Jeong, Kim (Department of Dental Hygiene, Gangdong University)
  • 최용금 (선문대학교 건강보건대학 치위생학과 및 유전체 기반 바이오 IT융합연구소) ;
  • 김은정 (강동대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2022.11.02
  • Accepted : 2022.11.24
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

Background: This study was aimed at investigating the perception of the requirement of measuring the periodontal pocket depth of the dental hygiene students in the mock national board examination. Methods: SPSS 25.0 (IBM SPSS Statistics) was used to perform the independent t-test for the recognition level of dental hygiene students in the interdisciplinary practical national board examination. A p-value < 0.05 was set to indicate statistical significance. Results: Participants showed a high recognition level for the requirement of measuring the periodontal pocket depth without any difference among disciplines. When periodontal pocket depth measurement was included in the national board examination, the educational and clinical work of dental hygienists was expected to be unified, and the professionalism of dental hygienists was expected to be strengthened. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the feasibility of introducing periodontal pocket depth measurement in the practical national board examination for dental hygienists should be reviewed by a group of experts.

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