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A Study on Ethical Values and Professionalism of Dental Hygienists

치과위생사의 윤리적 가치관과 전문 직업성에 대한 인식 조사 연구

  • Jung, Jung-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, Choonhae College of Health Sciences) ;
  • Kim, Min-A (Department of Dental Hygiene, Songho College) ;
  • Kim, Hyo-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, Kyungdong University)
  • 정정화 (춘해보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 김민아 (송호대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 김효진 (경동대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2022.01.21
  • Accepted : 2022.02.20
  • Published : 2022.02.28

Abstract

This study conducted a survey of 265 dental hygienists working in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from January 10 to February 28, 2021 to understand the ethical values and professional occupational characteristics of clinical dental hygienists. The difference in ethical values and professional occupational perception between subjects was post-tested using SPSS WIN 20.0 program and Scheffe test using independent sample T-test and one-way ANOVA. According to the results of the study, ethical thinking in ethical values was statistically significant in dental hospitals with higher final education, more work experience, and ethical work experience (p<0.05). The higher the age, the higher the final education, the more ethical education experience at university, the higher the sense of mission, the fewer working days, the more satisfying the job, the higher the organizational compliance with professional organizations and public service (p<0.05). The results of this study confirm the necessity of regular ethics education such as continuing education for dental hygienists, and are expected to be used as basic data to maintain ethical values and professionalism in clinical practice.

본 연구는 임상치과위생사들의 윤리적 가치관과 전문 직업성에 대한 인식을 파악하고자 2021년 1월 10일부터 2월 28일까지 서울, 경기 지역에 근무하는 치과위생사를 대상으로 하여 265부 설문조사를 실시하였다. 통계분석은 SPSS WIN 20.0 프로그램을 이용하여 일반적 특성은 빈도분석을 실시하였으며, 대상자 특성에 따른 윤리적 가치관과 전문 직업성에 대한 인식 차이는 독립표본 T-test와 일원배치분산분석(One-way ANOVA)을 이용하였고, Scheffe test로 사후검정을 하였다. 연구결과 윤리적 가치관에서 윤리적 사고는 최종학력이 높을수록, 근무경력이 많을수록, 치과병원에서 유의한 결과가 나타났고, 윤리적 사고와 윤리적 직무행동은 공통적으로 근무만족도가 높을수록, 대학에서의 윤리교육 경험과 졸업 후 윤리교육 경험이 있는 경우 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다(p<0.05). 전문 직업성에서 자율성은 나이가 많을수록, 최종학력이 높을수록, 근무경력이 많을수록, 근무만족도가 높을수록, 대학에서 윤리교육 경험이 있을 경우 유의한 결과가 나타났고, 소명의식은 최종학력이 높을수록, 근무경력이 많을수록, 근무일수가 적을수록, 근무만족도가 높을수록, 대학에서 윤리교육 경험이 있을 경우 유의한 결과가 나타났으며, 전문조직 준거성과 공공 봉사심은 최종학력이 높을수록 유의하게 나타났다(p<0.05). 이 연구의 결과로 치과위생사에게 보수교육 등의 정기적인 윤리교육의 필요성을 확인하였으며 향후 임상에서 직무수행 시 윤리적 가치관과 전문 직업성을 유지하며 올바른 윤리적 직무판단과 행동을 도모하기 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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