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A Study on Oral Health, Dental Care and Insurance Awareness in the Community During the COVID-19 Period

COVID-19 시기 지역사회 구강건강과 치과 치료 및 보험 인식에 관한 연구

  • Son, Eun-Gyo (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Park, Il-Soon (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kyungdong University)
  • Received : 2022.02.27
  • Accepted : 2022.05.20
  • Published : 2022.05.28
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Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the oral health, dental treatment and insurance awareness of the community during the COVID-19 period from September 1 to October 29, 2021 for patients who visited a local dental clinic in Gangwon-do. For analysis, SPSS Statistics 24.0 program was used. As a result of the analysis, it was found that oral health status, interest in oral health, and awareness of health insurance expansion affect dental treatment during the COVID-19 period. In addition, those who did not receive oral health education, those with a high school diploma or lower, and those with poor oral health showed positive results for dental treatment during the COVID-19. In conclusion, it is necessary to expand publicity on oral health education, and to list the cost of infection control in health insurance and separate compensation materials. In future research, I think that it is necessary to conduct research through a variety of subjects and study the expansion of insurance in detail.

본 연구는 강원도 일개 지역 치과의원에 내원한 환자를 대상으로 2021년 9월 1일부터 10월 29일까지 COVID-19 시기 지역사회 구강건강과 치과 치료 및 보험 인식을 알아보기 위해 시행되었다. 분석에는 SPSS Statistics 24.0 프로그램을 사용하였다. 분석 결과 구강건강 상태, 구강건강 관심, 건강보험 확대 인식은 COVID-19 시기의 치과치료에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 구강보건 교육을 받지 않은 경우, 학력이 고졸 이하인 경우, 구강 상태가 안 좋은 경우 COVID-19 시기의 치과 치료에 긍정적으로 나타났다. 결론적으로, 구강보건 교육의 확대 홍보와 건강보험 감염관리 수가와 별도 보상 재료의 등재가 필요하다. 향후 연구에서는 다양한 대상을 통한 연구와 보험 확대 부분을 세부적으로 한 연구가 필요하다고 생각한다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was finacially supported by Kyungdong University in 2022.

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