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http://dx.doi.org/10.14347/kadt.2019.41.1.31

Analysis on the Importance of Dental Technicians' Basic Vocational Competency elements to Improve the Dental Technology Curriculum  

Jung, Hyo-Kyung (Department of Dental Technology, Daegu Health College)
Park, Nam-Gyu (Department of Dental Technology, Jeju Tourism University)
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Journal of Technologic Dentistry / v.41, no.1, 2019 , pp. 31-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This provides basic data for improving educational effectiveness by selecting and applying basic vocational competency applicable to dental technology's sub-major curricula by determining and researching dental technicians' awareness levels concerning the basic vocational competency's importance. Methods: 170 dental technicians working in Daegu, Korea were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire between 9 January 2018 and 23 February 2018. Results: 1. The highest level of the basic vocational competency elements by the awareness levels of importance in dental technology laboratories was shown in the occupational ethics, followed by technological skills, interpersonal skills, self-development levels, problem-solving skills, information skills, resource management skills and skills for understanding groups, communication skills, and mathematical skills. 2. Female dental technicians put relatively higher importance on writing documents and managing time, while males stressing on basic statistics. 3. Dental laboratory CEOs and managers put high values on resource management skills, while head technicians valuing information skills more. 4. The awareness levels concerning the basic vocational competency importance in some dental technology fields did not match those of the dental technology laboratories in the fields of porcelain, crown and bridge, and orthodontics. Conclusion : This study demonstrates that the awareness levels concerning basic vocational competency's importance in some fields of dental technology differ from those of dental technology laboratories. Developing a basic vocational competency curriculum, it seems necessary to find ways to increase educational effectiveness by selecting and applying the basic vocational competency for the respective fields of dental technology.
Keywords
Dental technician; Dental technology laboratory; Basic vocational competency;
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